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71 Lunedale Road Darlington DL3 9AT

Awaiting decision Darlington 26/00871/PLU Proposed Lawful Use

Works: Extension Loft or dormer

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 proposed development - conversion of loft into habitable space with dormer extensions to side and rear and 3 no. rooflights to front roof slope

As published by the council, reference 26/00871/PLU

Application record

Reference
26/00871/PLU
Type
Proposed Lawful Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
3 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Mowden
Parish
Darlington Urban Area
Postcode
DL3 9AT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Sep 2026

    Received by Darlington

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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 53 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

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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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