Planning application
Rontec Darlington BP Petrol Filling Station High Northgate Darlington DL1 1UQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Siting of an InPost Parcel Locker to the front elevation (Retrospective Application)
As published by the council, reference 26/00797/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00797/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Northgate
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
- Postcode
- DL1 1UQ
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Darlington's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Darlington
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
NL Jones Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Skipton
Active · incorporated 2021 · Skipton
283 applications on PlanIndex · across 81 councils · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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