AGENDA: Ordinary meeting of Sadberge Parish Council 7th April 2026 at 5:45pm in the Village Hall

Members of the public are welcome

Guest speaker Jemma Ransom at 6 pm. To talk about the new food recycling bins.

AGENDA

01-04/26 APOLOGIES FOR ABSENCE

02-04/26 DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST IN MATTERS ON THE AGENDA

03-04/26 MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING
• To approve the Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on the
3rd March 2026

04-04/26 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
NONE

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.

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)

DECIDED

26/00052/CON
LAND TO EAST OF COURTYARD HOUSE CHURCH LANE. Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (WSI), 8 (Materials), 9 (Landscaping), 10 (habitat gain) and 11 (boundary treatment) attached to planning permission 25/00405/FUL dated 05 Sept 2025 (Erection of 1 no. self-build three bed detached residential dwelling (Use Class C3) with parking provision and associated works). Land to East of Courtyard House, Church Lane, Darlington, Sadberge, DL2 1RP. APPROVED

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 GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS

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 GRANTED WITH CONDITIONS

05-04/26 SOCIAL MEDIA

06-04/26 PAYMENTS

To approve the following payments:

06.1-04/26 Confirmation of Clerk’s salary 28th April 2026 -paid by standing order

06.2-04/26 Forvis Mazars external auditors for AGAR £252.00
06.3-04/26 Sadberge Village Hall, hire of main hall for CPR course and playground consultation event £149.96
06.4-04/26 Sadberge Village Hall, hire of dance studio 12-month period £240.57
06.5-04/26 Sadberge Village Hall, hire coffee lounge £31.50.

07-04/26 PUBLIC OPEN SESSION

08-04/26 MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MEETING
Minute Ref:

09-12/25 UPDATE ON PLAYGROUND, including grant for stage 2 of project
10-03/26 BUS SERVICE FOR THE VILLAGE, re letter from Mr. Bryant.

09-04/26 CLIMATE CHANGE & BIODIVERSITY GROUP

10-04/26 FORMS AND PAPERWORK FOR THE AGAR PROCESS INCLUDING BANK RECONCILIATION

11-04/26 CLLR MACRAE WISHES TO DISCUSS BUILDING DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNNING ALONG WITH         REVIEW OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN BY DBC

12-04/26 PARKING AT THE OLD POST OFFICE/VILLAGE GREEN

13-04/26 STATE OF FOOTPATHS IN THE VILLAGE AND RAILINGS ON DARLINGTON ROAD

14-04/26 REPLACEMENT FOR CLLR SCOTT ON PARISH COUNCIL BANK ACCOUNT

15-04/26 DONATIONS TO ST ANDREW’S CHURCH AND MEMORIAL GARDEN

16-04/26 COMPOUND ON HILLHOUSE LANE

17-04/26 VECHICLES IN MR NUTTALL’S FIELD NEAR THE VILLAGE HALL

18-04/26 GULLY CLEANING

19-04/26 HISTORY TRAIL

20-04/26 ITEMS FOR NEXT MEETING

21-04/26 DATE OF NEXT MEETING
Proposed Tuesday 5th May 2026 start time 6 pm. This will also incorporate the Annual Parish Council meeting

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