Storage Land Forge Road Dunston Gateshead NE8 2QU
Refused on 29 August 2018
Council decision: RefusePlanning committee
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Proposal
Change of use from amenity land to car wash and erection of canopy, portakabins and fencing
- Received
- 16 June 2018
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 81
- Ward
- Dunston And Teams
- Agent
- Building Design Solutions (NE) Ltd.
- ReceivedReceived16 Jun
- ValidatedValidated25 Jun
- Consult.Consultation23 Jul
- TargetTarget Date19 Aug
- DecidedDecided29 Aug
Decided in 65 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Storage Land Forge Road Dunston Gateshead NE8 2QU. Gateshead has handled 292 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 11 days longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Dunston And Teams. We hold 284 applications in total for the NE8 postcode area.
94% of amendment 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
- Postcode
- NE8 2QU
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 June 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 25 July 2018
- Consultation end
- 23 July 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 July 2018
- Last date for comments
- 30 July 2018
- Target decision date
- 19 August 2018
- Committee meeting
- 29 August 2018
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Building Design Solutions (NE) Ltd.
- Architect profile
- BUILDING DESIGN SOLUTIONS (N.E.) LIMITED
- Agent address
- 15 Crummock Avenue Sunderland SR6 8NX United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
- Constraints
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202530 Jun
Full planning permission for formation of 8-bay electric vehicle charging spaces, sub-station, lighting…
RefusedFull ApplicationDC/25/00530/FUL - 201922 Feb
Proposed change of use from amenity land to car wash, erection of canopy, portakabins, screen fencing and…
RefusedChange of UseDC/19/00150/COU - 201826 Feb
Change of use from storage land to Hand Car Wash facility with associated welfare cabin, storage cabin…
WithdrawnChange of UseDC/18/00177/COU
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