Vodafone Telecommunications Mast (36137) Briar Close Darlington

26/00221/TCNTelecommunications NotificationApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 26 March 2026

Council decision: PERMITTED DEVELOPMENTDelegated (officer decision)

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Notification under Electronic Communications Code (Reg 5) of intention to replace 3 No antenna at 24m as well as the installation of 3 no. MHA and further ancillary equipment, and the removal of 6 no. MHA

Received: 3 March 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Darlington Borough Council
Ward: Park West

ReceivedReceived3 Mar
ValidatedValidated3 Mar
Consult.Consultation24 Mar
TargetTarget Date31 Mar
DecidedDecided26 Mar

Decided in 23 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Vodafone Telecommunications Mast (36137) Briar Close Darlington. Darlington has handled 81 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 3 weeks quicker than Darlington's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Park West.

100% of telecoms 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: Telecommunications Notification
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 24 March 2026
Consultation start: 10 March 2026
Consultation end: 24 March 2026
Last date for comments: 24 March 2026
Target decision date: 31 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Documents: 1
Constraints: 27

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.

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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.

Source: Darlington

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