Polam Hall School Grange Road Blackwell DARLINGTON DL1 5PA

26/00076/CONDischarge of ConditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 16 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Approval of details reserved by condition 16 (Phase 3 RVS) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL dated 16 Jan 2023 (Partial demolition and partial retention and refurbishment of existing buildings, the erection of a single storey extension to Elm Grove and a two storey extension to the main building, the erection of temporary modular accommodation for the duration of the demolition and construction period, with associated permanent and temporary external works, including landscaping and construction of MUGA)

Received: 26 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Darlington Borough Council
Ward: Park West
Agent: DPP Planning

ReceivedReceived26 Jan
ValidatedValidated26 Jan
Consult.Consultation24 Feb
TargetTarget Date19 Mar
DecidedDecided16 Feb

Decided in 21 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Polam Hall School Grange Road Blackwell DARLINGTON DL1 5PA. Darlington has handled 75 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 3 weeks quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in the West End conservation area. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Park West. We hold 333 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 5PA
Application type: Discharge of Condition
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 24 February 2026
Consultation start: 3 February 2026
Consultation end: 24 February 2026
Last date for comments: 24 February 2026
Target decision date: 19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: DPP Planning
Agent address: DPP Planning Studio 015 Haylofts St Thomas' Street Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne And Wear NE1 4LE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14629618
Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 5

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
Conservation area: West End
Listed building: Grade II: Polam HallOn this site · +1 more
Heritage at Risk Register: West End
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 (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

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.

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.

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