Agenda for the ordinary meeting of Sadberge Parish Council 3rd March at 5:45 pm in the Village Hall

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AGENDA

01-03/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

02-03/26 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

03-03/26 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
• To approve the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on the
3RD February 2026

04-03/26 PLANNING
To comment on applications: –
To view details, go to sadbergeparishcouncil.gov.uk – click link to DBC Planning Portal
and input application number.

NEW APPLICATIONS
26/00067/ADV
IVANHOE SERVICE STATION. Display of 1 no. free standing non illuminated totem sign. Ivanhoe Service Station Ltd, Stockton Road, Sadberge, Darlington, DL2 1TD

26/00066/FUL
IVANHOE SERVICE STATION. Installation of 8 no. rapid electric vehicle charging stations, ancillary equipment, and associated works within the proposed Starbucks site. Ivanhoe Service Station Ltd, Stockton Road, Sadberge, Darlington, DL2 1TD

26/00159/CON
IVANHOE SERVICE STATION. Approval of details reserved by condition 10 (external surface materials), 12 (Landscaping) 16 (HMMP) attached to planning permission 24/00512/FUL dated 06 May 2025 (Removal of steel container storage facility to facilitate construction of drive-thru café including service yard and refuse store with associated hard and soft landscaping works and the provision of 37 No. car parking spaces)

AWAITING DECISION
25/00441/FUL
FIELD AT BARMPTON LANE. Erection of bridge over River Skerne and construction of access road between Barmpton Lane and Bishopton Lane. Field at Barmpton Lane, Darlington

24/00355/FUL
Erection of 1 No. 1.5 storey three bed residential dwelling with integral garage within existing rear garden, parking provision for 1 No. vehicle and new vehicle and pedestrian access, installation of solar panels to roof, air source heat pump to south elevation and associated works. Newbank, Middleton Road, DL2 1RP
SPC OBJECT. FURTHER OBJECTION TO CHANGE OF PLAN.

25/01227/FUL
THE OLD RECTORY. Conversion and enlargement of the existing detached outbuilding to form annexe accommodation, with a single storey extension to the west elevation, new windows, doors and roof lights together with associated refurbishment works. The Old Rectory, Middleton Road, Sadberge, Darlington, DL2 1RP

DECIDED
NONE

05-03/26 SOCIAL MEDIA

06-03/26 PAYMENTS
To approve the following payments:
06.1-03/26 Confirmation of Clerk’s salary 28th February 2026 -paid by standing order
06.2-03/26 E Parker £78.73
06.3-03/26 RS order ref 3016327752 for Defib box alarm sensor £93.58
06.4-03/26 Grant £200 to J Cliffe for replanting the Garden near Pleasant View Cottage.

07-03/26 PUBLIC OPEN SESSION

08-03/26 MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
Minute Ref:

15-11/24 ROAD SAFETY-CROSS ROADS – Update/request from contractor on footpath.
09-12/25 UPDATE ON PLAYGROUND

09-03/26 CLIMATE CHANGE & BIODIVERSITY GROUP

10-03/26 BUS SERVICE FOR THE VILLAGE

11-03/26 AGREE DATE FOR MEETING WITH MIDDLETON ST GEORGE PC

12-03/26 DEFIB BOX ON VILLAGE HALL STILL NOT WORKING.

13-03/26 DEVELOPING AND PLANNING, DECISION MAKING AND POWERS FOR SPC.

14-03/26 ARRANGE DATE AND TIME OF THE ANNUAL PARISH COUNCIL MEETING

15-03/26 ARRANGEMENTS FOR FIREWORKS DISPLAY 2026

16-03/26 UPDATE ON SPRING GARTH

17-03/26 ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

18-03/26 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Proposed Tuesday 3rd March 2026

Copies of Sadberge Parish Council Agendas and Minutes are available on the Parish Council website. www.sadbergeparishcouncil.gov.uk