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York House Scholars Park Darlington

26/00557/TFApproved

Approved on 17 August 2026

Council decision: GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Works to trees protected under Tree Preservation Order 1976 (No. 9) - crown lift lowest overhanging branches by up to 2-3 m to 1 No. Chestnut tree and fell 2 No. Ash trees

Received
8 June 2026
  1. Received8 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Aug

Decided in 61 days

About this application

This is a planning application at York House Scholars Park Darlington. Darlington has handled 1,371 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 3 weeks longer than Darlington's typical decision time. The site is in the West End conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West End
  • Heritage at Risk Register: West End
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

© 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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