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Lea Bank Farm 27 High Road Redworth NEWTON AYCLIFFE DL5 6NU

26/00075/AGAgricultural DeterminationApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 2 February 2026

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Prior approval for the proposed construction of a private way within the existing agricultural unit

Received
26 January 2026
Ward
Heighington And Coniscliffe
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target27 Feb
  5. Decided2 Feb

About this application

This is a planning application at Lea Bank Farm 27 High Road Redworth NEWTON AYCLIFFE DL5 6NU. Darlington has handled 19 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 5 weeks quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Heighington And Coniscliffe. We hold 132 applications in total for the DL5 postcode area.

95% of all 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
DL5 6NU
Application type
Agricultural Determination
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Heighington Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Target decision date
27 February 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
24 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Darlington

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