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Unit 1 Earls Court Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0HF

DC/16/00560/COUChange of UsePermitted
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Change of use from training centre (D1) to office use (B1)

Received
31 May 2016
Decided
28 July 2016 · Grant
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received31 May
  2. Validated10 Jun
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target4 Aug
  5. Decided28 Jul

Decided in 48 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in Gateshead94% of amendment applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is an application to amend a permission at Unit 1 Earls Court Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0HF. Gateshead has handled 292 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 54 days. This one was decided in 58 days, 4 days longer than Gateshead's median. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Lobley Hill And Bensham. We hold 1,071 applications in total for the NE11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/16/00560/COU
Address
Unit 1 Earls Court Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0HF
Postcode
NE11 0HF
Local Authority
Gateshead
Application Type
Change of Use
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Gavin Black and Partners
Agent Address
184 Portland Road Jesmond,Newcastle NE2 1DJ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
31 May 2016
Consultation Expiry
10 July 2016
Target Decision Date
4 August 2016
Date Decided
28 July 2016
Date Validated
10 June 2016
Date Submitted
31 May 2016
Neighbour Consultation End
10 July 2016
Last Date for Comments
10 July 2016
Permission Expires
28 July 2019

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
55 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
4
Coordinates
54.934850, -1.615491
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gateshead

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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