New housing in Darlington Borough Council
We read Darlington Borough Council's planning register every day. We hold 10,422 of its planning applications going back to 2009, and 59 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 285% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 285% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 10,422
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 27 | 0 |
| 2025 | 55 | 43 | 5 |
| 2024 | 58 | 46 | 2 |
| 2023 | 50 | 44 | 0 |
| 2022 | 66 | 57 | 3 |
| 2021 | 95 | 73 | 9 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,200 | Ice Flower Court Site At Mount Pleasant Farm And Stag House Farm Newton Lane Darlington Application for reserved matters approval relating to access, layout, scale, appearance & landscaping attached to outline planning permission 15/00450/OUT dated 31/10/2018 (Outline application for residential… 25/01397/RM1 | Approved | 20 Jan 2026 |
| 1,200 | Site At Mount Pleasant Farm Mortimer Wheeler Drive Darlington DL2 2ZW Application for reserved matters approval relating to access, layout, scale, appearance & landscaping attached to outline planning permission 15/00450/OUT dated 31/10/2018 (Outline application for residential… 26/00024/RM1 | Decided | 12 Jan 2026 |
| 850 | Land At Bishopton Lane Darlington Great Burdon Outline Application for a new residential neighbourhood of up to 850 dwellings including C2 (Residential Institutions) and C3 (Dwelling houses) uses, open space, means of access, supporting infrastructure and associated… 25/01408/OUTE | Decided | 16 Jan 2026 |
| 650 | Land At Bishopton Lane Great Burdon Darlington 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… 26/00959/OUTE | Decided | 15 Oct 2026 |
| 428 | Land South Of Staindrop Road Staindrop Road Darlington Application for reserved matters approval relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 428 No. dwellings (Phase 1) attached to outline permission 17/00636/OUTE dated 6 June 2024 (Outline… 25/00392/RM1 | Approved | 14 May 2025 |
| 400 | Land North Of Darlington, East Of The East Coast Mainline And West Of Barmpton Lane And Bishopton Lane Comprising Phases 2 And 3 At Skerningham Garden Village Outline application with all matters reserved for up to 400 no. dwellings (Use Class C3), provision of a Neighbourhood Centre (including retail (Use Class E), healthcare (Use Class E), sports pitches (Use Class F.2) and… 25/00174/OUTE | At appeal | 18 Feb 2025 |
| 353 | Land At Hall Farm Staindrop Road Darlington Residential development consisting of 353 No. residential dwellings (Use Class C3) with associated landscaping, access, parking and infrastructure 26/00588/FUL | Decided | 30 Jun 2026 |
| 230 | Land At High Faverdale Farm Burtree Cell CH, Faverdale Rotary Way Darlington Residential development consisting 230 No. dwellings, with associated infrastructure, SUDS basin, parking and landscaping (amended description) 25/00665/FUL | Approved | 22 Jul 2025 |
| 152 | Land North Of Coniscliffe Road Darlington Application for reserved matters approval relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 152 No. dwellings (Phase 3 only) attached to outline permission 17/00632/OUTE dated 28 May 2024… 26/00430/RM1 | Approved | 29 Apr 2026 |
| 140 | Land South Of Staindrop Road (Part Phase 2A) Staindrop Road Darlington Application for reserved matters approval relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 140 No. dwellings and associated infrastructure, parking and landscaping attached to outline permission… 26/00671/RM1 | Decided | 20 Jul 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Darlington Borough Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.