Polam Hall School Grange Road Blackwell DARLINGTON DL1 5PA
Proposal
Application submitted under Section 73 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of condition 21 (MUGA) & 32 (Community Use Agreement) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL dated 16 Jan 2026 (Partial demolition and partial retention and refurbishment of existing buildings, the erection of a single storey extension to Elm Grove and a two storey extension to the main building, the erection of temporary modular accommodation for the duration of the demolition and construction period, with associated permanent and temporary external works, including landscaping and construction of MUGA) to permit a change to the MUGA hours of use, update reference to lighting, amend when the Community Use Agreement is to be approved
- Received
- 24 August 2026
- Public comments
- 5 · last counted 13 October 2026
- Council
- Darlington Borough Council
- ReceivedSubmitted24 Aug
- ValidatedValidated24 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for demolition at Polam Hall School Grange Road Blackwell DARLINGTON DL1 5PA. Darlington has handled 1,259 applications of this type and approves 94% of them, typically deciding them in 41 days. It was submitted on 24 August 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the West End conservation area. There have been 13 other applications at this address. We hold 311 applications in total for the DL1 postcode area.
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Source: Darlington
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Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202614 Sep
Approval of details reserved by condition 11 (boundaries) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00906/CON - 20269 Sep
Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (boundaries) attached to planning permission 25/00872/LBC
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00896/CON - 202611 Aug
Part Approval of details reserved by condition 4 (Written Scheme of Investigation) attached to planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00751/CON - 202629 Jul
Part approval of details reserved by condition 3 (W.S.I) attached to Listed Building Consent 25/00872/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00736/CON - 202610 Jul
Non Material Amendment of Listed Building Consent 25/00872/LBC
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/00684/NMA - 202619 May
Non Material Amendment of planning permission 25/00871/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendment26/00486/NMA - 202615 May
Approval of details reserved by condition 23 (temporary sports hall) attached to planning permission…
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00470/CON - 20266 Feb
Approval of details reserved by condition 22 (MUGA lighting) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00135/CON - 202626 Jan
Approval of details reserved by condition 16 (Phase 3 RVS) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00076/CON - 202621 Jan
Approval of details of the Biodiversity Gain Plan informative attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00060/CON - 202620 Jan
Approval of details reserved by condition 25 (Site levels) attached to planning permission 25/00817/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00058/CON - 202620 Jan
Part Approval of details reserved by condition 12 (Materials - substation only) attached to planning…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00057/CON - No date
Approval of details reserved by condition 37 (wheel wash) attached to planning permission 25/00871/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/00059/CON
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: West End
- 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 (18)
flood storage areas, 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.
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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 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
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The site is in flood zone 3 (Environment Agency).
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- 43.1 miYorkRTPI
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