Erection of 14 no. dwellings comprising of 4 no. three bed houses, 1 no. four bed house, 1 no. five bed house, to be run as a Darlington Borough Council Children's Unit, and 8 no. two bed flats, including parking, road infrastructure and associated landscaping works (description amended following receipt of amended application form and justification statement received 18 February 2021) (additional Preliminary Ecological Appraisal received 3 February 2021, amended site location plan and site plan received 18 February 2021,additional Ecological Impact Assessment received 4 June 2021, additional planting scheme received 4 August 2021, amended site layout plan showing location of bird and bat boxes received 3 September 2021 and further amended site layout plan showing location of species rich grassland received 23 September 2021)

Demolition of existing shops/warehouses at 13/18 Skinnergate and 2 Raby Terrace, erection of 6 no. three bed houses, 6 no. two bed three storey flats and 3 no. ground floor (Use Class E) units with 3 no. two storey flats over. Renovation of 12 Skinnergate and adjoining extension to provide 1 no. (Use Class E) unit to ground floor and 1 no. two storey flat over, including demolition of existing extensions, landscaping and other associated works

Determination as to whether prior approval is required for the demolition of former residential flats