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Former Aged Persons Unit Meadow Lane Gateshead

DC/16/00608/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 15 September 2016

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

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Proposal

Erection of 12 two-storey dwellings on site of former aged persons unit (amended and additional information received 23/08/16).

Received
20 June 2016
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
2
Ward
Dunston And Teams
  1. Received20 Jun
  2. Validated20 Jun
  3. Consult.15 Jul
  4. Target29 Aug
  5. Decided15 Sep

Decided in 87 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at Former Aged Persons Unit Meadow Lane Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 87 days, 3 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Dunston And Teams.

91% of full applications at Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 June 2016
Consultation expiry
15 July 2016
Neighbour consultation end
15 July 2016
Last date for comments
20 July 2016
Target decision date
29 August 2016
Committee meeting
14 September 2016
Permission expires
15 September 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Council Housing, Design And Technical Services 2nd Floor Civic Centre Regent Street Gateshead NE8 1HH

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Additional information

Documents
17
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Clasper Village, Tyne Rd E, Redheugh, GatesheadRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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