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Most of our services are based in the Town Hall

Most Contacted Services

ServicesWhat we look afterEmail address / Online formsPhone numberAddress
Adult social care Physical and sensory impairment, safeguarding adults, self directed support, carers Request for support form 01325 406111 Emergency duty team: 01642 524552 or Minicom: 01642 602346 Adult social care locations
Benefits Applying for housing benefit and council tax support, report suspected benefit fraud and overpayments Online Enquiries Form 01325 405444 Customer service centre, Town Hall
Bins, waste and recycling Recycling dates, household waste recycling centre (tip), bulky waste removal customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405111 Customer service centre, Town Hall
Council tax Charges, discounts and exemptions Online Enquiries form 01325 405555 Town Hall
Housing, Council and Private
 Homelessness, apply for a council home, repairs housing@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405333
Emergency homelessness number: 01642 524552		 Town Hall

Other Services

ServicesWhat we look afterEmail address / Online formsPhone numberAddress
Allotments   countryside@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405111 Clock Tower Lodge, Parkside
Darlington
DL1 5TG
Building control   buildingcontrolenquiries@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405777  
Bus passes and concessionary fares   customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405222 Customer service centre, Town Hall 
Business advice and support Business directory, skills and training, funding business.support@darlington.gov.uk    
Business rates   Online Enquiries form 01325 405666 Town Hall 
Children's social care Disabled children, looked after children, fostering and adoption   01325 406222 Town Hall
Darlington Hippodrome [external link]   Hippodrome.Info@darlington.gov.uk Box Office: 01325 405405 Parkgate, Darlington, DL1 1RR
Complaints, compliments and comments   complaints@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406777 Town Hall
Councillors   democratic@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406444 Town Hall
Dog warden Stray dogs, dangerous dogs, microchipping, dog fouling dog.warden@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405111  
Dolphin Centre   HealthyDarlington@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406000 Minicom: 01325 380786 Horsemarket, Darlington, DL1 5RP
Eastbourne sports complex   eastbournesportscomplex@darlington.gov.uk 01325 243177 Minicom: 01325 243177 Bourne Avenue, off Hundens Lane, Darlington, DL1 1LJ
Electoral registration How to register, postal votes, proxy votes elections@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406444 Town Hall
Environmental health Noise, pest control customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405111 Customer service centre, Town Hall 
Estates   estatesandpropertyenquiries@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406320 Town Hall
Events information   eventsteam@darlington.gov.uk  01325 405000  
Freedom of information   freedomofinformation@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405777 Town Hall
Head of Steam (Darlington railway museum)   headofsteam@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405060 North Road Station, Darlington, DL3 6ST
Highways Street lights, broken pavements, potholes, highway schemes customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405222 Emergency number:07966 347101 Customer service centre, Town Hall
Jobs and recruitment   recruitment@xentrall.org.uk 01642 526992  
Libraries Online library [external link], local and family history, Bookstart crown.street.library@darlington.gov.uk cockerton.library@darlington.gov.uk Crown Street: 01325 462034 Cockerton: 01325 461320  
Licensing   licensing@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405888  
Media team News articles, One Darlington, media enquiries communications@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406058  
Neighbourhood Resolution Team A free community mediation service to support residents experiencing conflict, nuisance or anti-social behaviour nrreferrals@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406999  
Out of hours Street Scene emergencies

Out of hours number for Street Scene emergency situations ONLY - such as needles found in public places and rubbish which is causing an immediate danger to the public (for example lots of broken glass in a play area). You may need to leave a message.

During office hours please call 01325 405111.

   07966 347101  
Parking Car parks in Darlington, resident parking, pay or appeal a parking fine customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405222  
Payments   payment.queries@darlington.gov.uk Automated payments line: 0300 456 2671  
Planning Search applications, apply for permission planning.enquiries@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405777 Customer service centre, Town Hall
Registrars - births, deaths and marriages Search for a birth, marriage or death certificate, marriages and civil partnerships registeroffice@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406 400 Urgent marriages and civil partnerships: 07932 538910 Backhouse Hall, Bull Wynd, Darlington, DL1 5RG
School admissions   schools.admissions@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406333 Town Hall
School Governors Governor Training governors@darlington.gov.uk 01325 406333 Town Hall
Street cleaning   customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405111  
Trading standards Citizens Advice consumer service https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/ 03454 040506  
Winter gritting   customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 01325 405777  

Not sure who to contact?

Main switchboard number: 01325 405000

Main minicom number: 01325 388088

Email customer services at: customerservices@darlington.gov.uk 

Customer contact centre

Town Hall
Feethams
Darlington
County Durham
DL1 5QT

Opening times

Monday to Wednesday - 8:30am - 4:45pm
Thursday 9:30am - 4:45pm
Friday: 8:30am - 4:15pm

The Customer contact centre closes on bank holidays. To find out if it will be closed when you are planning your visit, call 01325 405000 or visit our important announcements page.

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