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93 Pensbury Street Darlington DL1 5LJ

26/00284/PLUProposed Lawful UseAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - installation of dormer to rear elevation to facilitate conversion of loft into habitable space

Received
18 March 2026
Decision due
9 May 2026
Ward
Park East
Agent
Vaughan Architecture Ltd
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a dormer extension at 93 Pensbury Street Darlington DL1 5LJ. Darlington has handled 73 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 13 applications across Park East. We hold 333 applications in total for the DL1 postcode area.

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

Postcode
DL1 5LJ
Application type
Proposed Lawful Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Darlington Urban Area

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Vaughan Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
VAUGHAN ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
Vaughan Architecture Ltd No. 2 Infirmary Street Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2JP

Planning decision

Statutory period
52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14779396
Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
19

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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    18 Mar

    Erection of a single storey rear extension, cycle storage area and erection of boundary wall with external…

    ApprovedApplicationFiled alongside26/00283/FUL
  2. 2026
    18 Mar

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development - installation of dormer to rear elevation to facilitate…

    This applicationPendingOutline26/00284/PLU

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