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East View Guest House 116 High Northgate Darlington DL1 1UR

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00836/LU Lawful Use Certificate

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use as a 18 bed HMO (Sui Generis)

As published by the council, reference 26/00836/LU

Application record

Reference
26/00836/LU
Type
Lawful Use Certificate
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sep 2026
Ward
Northgate
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Postcode
DL1 1UR

Comment by 25 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Darlington's portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Aug 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 3 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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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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