Frequently Asked Questions

A Local Plan sets out where new homes, workplaces and other developments should be built to meet the area’s future needs, while conserving an area’s most valuable environmental assets. Comprising a document and a map, a Local Plan sets planning policy and provides guidance on how planning applications are determined.

This document will have an end date of 2036 and will guide how the town develops by allocating some land for new development and protecting some in its current use. It will give clear guidance and vision which will stimulate inward investment and much needed housing development across the borough as well as including detailed new policies to help determine planning applications and manage developments of all types across the Borough. The plan will replace the Darlington Local Plan 1997, and the Darlington Core Strategy 2011.

The Consultation Portal homepage can be accessed here:

https://darlington-consult.objective.co.uk/portal

How to Register:

1. Go to the portal - https://darlington-consult.objective.co.uk/portal
2. Click ‘Login/Register’
3. Click ‘Register’
4. Complete Registration form (mandatory fields are marked *) and click ‘OK’
5. You should now receive an email with a link you must click the link to confirm your registrations.

1.  Have you clicked on the activation link in the registration email to activate your account?
2. Are you using the correct details?
3. Use the forgotten password / username feature if you cannot remember your login details
4. Contact us at [email protected] if you are still having difficulties

The Local Plan Policies Map can be viewed here, or on the Planning and Environmental Policy webpage.

An interactive policies map is also available.