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156 Northgate North Lodge Darlington DL1 1QU

25/00007/CONDischarge of ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 7 February 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (external doors,lights,vents) attached to 24/00728/DC dated 10 Oct 2024 (Section 73 variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 10 (level access and lift) attached to planning permission 23/01167/DC dated 20 March 2024 (Internal and external repairs and alterations to facilitate conversion of restaurant (Use Class Eb) to offices (Use Class Eg) to include demolition of conservatory and external stairs to rear, formation of paved area to rear, renewal of mechanical and electrical services, alterations to levels and paving and installation of door in south elevation to allow level access to building)

Received
3 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Northgate
Agent
Napper Architects
  1. Received3 Jan
  2. Validated3 Jan
  3. Consult.31 Jan
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided7 Feb

Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at 156 Northgate North Lodge Darlington DL1 1QU. Darlington has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 7 days quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in the Stockton & Darlington Railway: Northgate conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Northgate. We hold 331 applications in total for the DL1 postcode area.

100% of conditions applications at Darlington Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DL1 1QU
Application type
Discharge of Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 January 2025
Consultation expiry
31 January 2025
Consultation start
10 January 2025
Consultation end
31 January 2025
Last date for comments
31 January 2025
Target decision date
24 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Napper Architects
Architect profile
NAPPER ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
3 Waterloo Square Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 4DR

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13670942
Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Stockton & Darlington Railway: Northgate
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Central School AnnexeOn this site · +1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Northgate
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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