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20 Arthur Street Darlington DL3 6SX

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00776/PLU Proposed Lawful Use

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use - for the use of an HMO (Class C4) as a children's home (Class C2) occupied by a maximum of two children (aged under 18 years old) and up to four carers (one or two sleeping overnight) working on a rota basis

As published by the council, reference 26/00776/PLU

Application record

Reference
26/00776/PLU
Type
Proposed Lawful Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Northgate
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Postcode
DL3 6SX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Darlington took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Prism Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Darlington for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Darlington decided lawful development applications in a median of 39 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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