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Bishopsgarth House Darlington Back Lane Stockton-on-Tees TS19 8TG

25/2487/COUChange of UseApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: Approved with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Change of use of Dwelling House (C3) to Children's Day Nursery (E), including creation of new vehicular access and car parking, erection of boundary treatments and associated works.

Received
25 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree
Agent
ELG Planning
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated1 Dec
  3. Consult.2 Mar
  4. Target26 Jan
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 112 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Bishopsgarth House Darlington Back Lane Stockton-on-Tees TS19 8TG. Stockton-on-Tees has handled 323 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Stockton-on-Tees's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Bishopsgarth & Elm Tree. We hold 268 applications in total for the TS19 postcode area.

92% of amendment applications at Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TS19 8TG
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 December 2025
Consultation expiry
2 March 2026
Consultation start
16 February 2026
Consultation end
2 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
2 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
23 December 2025
Last date for comments
2 March 2026
Target decision date
26 January 2026
Permission expires
23 March 2029

Applicant and agent

Agent
ELG Planning
Agent address
Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
8 December 2025
Site notice end
29 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14515778
Documents
32
Constraints
1

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
    7 Aug

    Information to discharge conditions no3 (Hardsurfacing and External Play Area Details), no4 (Landscaping…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/1527/DCH
  2. 2025
    25 Nov

    Change of use of Dwelling House (C3) to Children's Day Nursery (E), including creation of new vehicular…

    This applicationApprovedAmendment25/2487/COU

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