Land South Of Staindrop Road Staindrop Road Darlington

25/01190/NMANon-material AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 28 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Non Material Amendment of planning permission 17/00636/OUTE dated 6 June 24 (Outline planning permission for residential development of up to 985 dwellings (Use Class C3), convenience store with up to 400 sqm retail floor space (Use Class E), a GP (Class E) land for proposed primary school and early years school (Use Class F1) and sports pitches with associated parking, public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SUDS), onsite nutrient mitigation scheme and vehicular access points from Staindrop Road with all matters reserved except means of vehicular access ) to permit amendment to approved roundabout access design

Received: 31 October 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Darlington Borough Council
Ward: Heighington And Coniscliffe

ReceivedReceived31 Oct
ValidatedValidated31 Oct
Consult.Consultation27 Nov
TargetTarget Date24 Nov
DecidedDecided28 Nov

Decided in 28 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land South Of Staindrop Road Staindrop Road Darlington. Darlington has handled 38 applications of this type. This one was decided in 28 days, 2 weeks quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Heighington And Coniscliffe.

100% of amendment 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

Application type: Non-material Amendment
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 985
Parish: Low Coniscliffe And Merrybent PMs

Planning application dates

Date validated: 31 October 2025
Consultation expiry: 27 November 2025
Consultation start: 6 November 2025
Consultation end: 27 November 2025
Last date for comments: 27 November 2025
Target decision date: 24 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: Lichfields Saint Nicholas Building Saint Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 24 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14453855
Comments: 0
Documents: 4
Constraints: 4

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.

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