Beechwood Care Home Beechwood Gardens Gateshead NE11 0BY
Approved on 15 August 2018
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed demolition of existing care home and erection of four (3 bed, 2 storey) semi-detached dwellings (amended and additional information received 24/07/18 and 06/08/18).
- Received
- 18 June 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Lobley Hill And Bensham
- Agent
- G W Architectural Design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived18 Jun
- ValidatedValidated18 Jun
- Consult.Consultation27 Aug
- TargetTarget Date12 Aug
- DecidedDecided15 Aug
Decided in 58 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Beechwood Care Home Beechwood Gardens Gateshead NE11 0BY. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 days quicker 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 35 applications across Lobley Hill And Bensham. We hold 1,075 applications in total for the NE11 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- NE11 0BY
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 June 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 27 August 2018
- Consultation end
- 27 August 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 7 August 2018
- Last date for comments
- 7 August 2018
- Target decision date
- 12 August 2018
- Permission expires
- 15 August 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- G W Architectural Design Ltd
- Agent address
- 15 St Ronans View Low Fell Gateshead NE9 7TF UK
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 43
- Constraints
- 2
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.
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