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Land At Bishopton Lane Great Burdon Darlington

26/00959/OUTEMajor DevelopmentsAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Outline Application with all matters reserved except access, for a new residential neighbourhood of up to 650 no. dwellings (Use Class C2 & C3), employment floorspace (Use Class B2/B8/E(g)(i)/(ii)/(iii)) open space, means of access, supporting infrastructure and associated works (forming part of Skerningham Garden Village)

Received
29 September 2026
Decision due
14 January 2027
Public comments
1 · last counted 5 November 2026
Ward
Sadberge And Middleton St George
Agent
Satnam Planning Services
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.9 Nov
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 9 November.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (47)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land At Bishopton Lane Great Burdon Darlington. Darlington has handled 25 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 29 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Darlington Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 36 applications across Sadberge And Middleton St George.

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Application details

Application type
Major Developments
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
650
Parish
Great Burdon Parish Meeting

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2026
Consultation expiry
20 November 2026
Consultation start
19 October 2026
Consultation end
9 November 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 October 2026
Neighbour consultation end
9 November 2026
Last date for comments
20 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Satnam Planning Services
Agent address
Satnam Planning Services 17 Imperial Square Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL50 1QZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
30 October 2026
Advertisement expiry
20 November 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15189344
Documents
47
Constraints
99

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Darlington Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 5-8, HorsemarketOn or next to this site
  • 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, 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.

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