Land South Of Staindrop Road Staindrop Road Darlington

26/00294/CONDischarge of ConditionAwaiting decision

Discharge / amendments

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Approval of details reserved by condition 15 (landscaping), 57 (BNG Metric), 58 (BEMP) attached to planning permission 17/00636/OUTE dated 06 June 2024 (Outline planning permission for residential development of up to 985 dwellings (Use Class C3), convenience store with up to 400 sqm retail floor space (Use Class E), a GP (Class E) land for proposed primary school and early years school (Use Class F1) and sports pitches with associated parking, public open space, landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SUDS), onsite nutrient mitigation scheme and vehicular access points from Staindrop Road with all matters reserved except means of vehicular access)

Received: 20 March 2026
Decision due: 17 May 2026
Council: Darlington Borough Council
Ward: Heighington And Coniscliffe

ReceivedReceived20 Mar
ValidatedValidated26 Mar
Consult.Consultation16 Apr
TargetTarget Date17 May
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Land South Of Staindrop Road Staindrop Road Darlington. Darlington has handled 75 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Darlington Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Heighington And Coniscliffe. We hold 333 applications in total for the DL1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode: DL1 5PW
Application type: Discharge of Condition
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 985
Parish: Low Coniscliffe And Merrybent PMs

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 March 2026
Consultation expiry: 16 April 2026
Consultation start: 26 March 2026
Consultation end: 16 April 2026
Last date for comments: 16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lichfields
Agent address: Lichfields The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 52 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14790533
Comments: 0
Documents: 10
Constraints: 4

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
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 (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.

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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.

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