Land At Former Forge Tavern 40 Nestfield Street Darlington
Proposal
Permission in Principle application for the erection of a minimum of 3 no. three storey dwellings upto a maximum of 4 no. three storey dwellings (Use Class C3)
- Received
- 20 February 2026
- Decision due
- 24 March 2026
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Darlington Borough Council
- Ward
- Stephenson
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- ReceivedReceived20 Feb
- ValidatedValidated20 Feb
- Consult.Consultation18 Mar
- TargetTarget Date24 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is an outline application at Land At Former Forge Tavern 40 Nestfield Street Darlington. Darlington has handled 73 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 February 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Stephenson.
94% of outline 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
- Permission in Principle
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Darlington Urban Area
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 26 March 2026
- Consultation start
- 4 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 18 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 26 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- Agent address
- ELG Planning Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 32 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 5 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 26 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
- Constraints
- 24
Site constraints
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.
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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.
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