Darras Hall Estate Committee

About Darras Hall Estate Committee

The Darras Hall Estate Committee administers the Trust Deed first published in 1910, which binds every property on the Darras Hall estate. Its 15 members are unpaid volunteers elected by owners at an annual general meeting each March, and owners who have signed the Trust Deed can vote. The Committee considers well over 200 applications a year, from new houses and extensions to sheds, fences and entrances, all of which need its consent in addition to any planning permission from Northumberland County Council.

The Estate Office at Old Station Court gives advice to owners before they draw up plans, and its byelaws, application forms and fees are published on the Committee's website. On behalf of the estate's Trustees it also looks after the freehold of the Darras Hall shopping centre, the recreation ground behind Middle Drive and the bridleway on the old railway line.

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Buying a House on Darras Hall: Covenants, the Trust Deed and the Estate Committee

Every home on the Darras Hall estate comes with a 1910 Trust Deed and byelaws enforced by an elected Estate Committee. What the covenants cover, how consent works alongside planning permission, and the checks to make before you buy.