Land West Of Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP

DC/18/00704/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 1 November 2018

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Construction of 89 residential dwellings, including access to Pennyfine Road and associated infrastructure and landscaping (amended 18/07/18, 28/08/18, 04/09/18, 25/09/18 and 24/10/18 and additional information received 31/07/18, 04/09/18, 14/09/18, 08/10/18, 19/10/18 and 23/10/18).

Received: 9 July 2018
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 30
Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Whickham South And Sunniside

ReceivedReceived9 Jul
ValidatedValidated9 Jul
Consult.Consultation8 Oct
TargetTarget Date17 Sep
DecidedDecided1 Nov

Decided in 115 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land West Of Pennyfine Road Sunniside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EP. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 115 days, 7 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Whickham South And Sunniside. We hold 1,516 applications in total for the NE16 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: NE16 5EP
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 89

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 July 2018
Consultation expiry: 8 October 2018
Consultation end: 8 October 2018
Neighbour consultation end: 12 September 2018
Last date for comments: 8 October 2018
Target decision date: 17 September 2018
Committee meeting: 10 October 2018
Permission expires: 1 November 2021

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Stephenson Halliday
Agent address: Third Floor The Old Post Office St Nicholas Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1RH United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 70 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 15 August 2018

Additional information

Documents: 130
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: TPO 194Protected tree on or next to this site
Green belt: GatesheadPart of the site
Brownfield land register: Durham Road Baptist Church, Gladstone Terrace, GatesheadRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2019
14 Jan
Discharge of conditions 24 (Materials), 26 (Surface Treatment Materials), 28 (Tanfield Link Path details) and…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions18/00704/DOC3

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