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Land North Of Darlington, East Of The East Coast Mainline And West Of Barmpton Lane And Bishopton Lane Comprising Phases 2 And 3 At Skerningham Garden Village

25/00174/OUTEMajor DevelopmentsAwaiting decision
Full
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Proposal

Outline application with all matters reserved for up to 400 no. dwellings (Use Class C3), provision of a Neighbourhood Centre (including retail (Use Class E), healthcare (Use Class E), sports pitches (Use Class F.2) and allotments), infrastructure works including part of the Local Distributor Road (LDR), associated open space and landscaping

Received
18 February 2025
Decision due
6 June 2025
Public comments
71
Ward
Sadberge And Middleton St George
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.27 May
  4. Target6 Jun
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 27 May.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (228)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land North Of Darlington, East Of The East Coast Mainline And West Of Barmpton Lane And Bishopton Lane Comprising Phases 2 And 3 At Skerningham Garden Village. Darlington has handled 25 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 February 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Sadberge And Middleton St George.

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Application details

Application type
Major Developments
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
400
Parish
Barmpton Parish Meeting

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2025
Consultation expiry
5 June 2026
Consultation start
6 May 2026
Consultation end
27 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
28 May 2026
Last date for comments
5 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Lichfields St Nicholas Building (3rd Floor) St Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period
108 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 May 2026
Advertisement expiry
5 June 2026
Site notice start
13 May 2026
Site notice end
3 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13737727
Documents
228
Constraints
99

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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© 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.

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

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