Haughton And Springfield planning approval rate
Haughton And Springfield ward in Darlington has a 88.0% approval rate based on 75 planning decisions. Darlington overall: 91.6%.
Last updated: March 2026
88.0%
ward approval rate
75
Decisions
66
Approved
9
Refused
91.6%
Darlington average
Haughton And Springfield is 3.6 percentage points below the Darlington average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Haughton And Springfield compares
Haughton And Springfield ward
88.0%
Darlington overall
91.6%
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Recent decisions in Haughton And Springfield
Erection of a first floor extension over existing rear extension and constructio · Tue 03 May 2022
Erection of two storey extension to west elevation incorporating habitable space · Tue 26 Apr 2022
Conversion and extensions to properties to provide shop, living areas and integr · Thu 31 Mar 2022
Demolition of rear store and erection of a single storey rear extension · Wed 23 Mar 2022
Request to lop overhanging branches at the rear of 8 Inglewood Close · Wed 16 Mar 2022
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,301 decisions.