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Dunston West Farm Livery Stables Whickham Highway Whickham NE16 4EP

DC/18/00970/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 20 December 2019

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Demolition of stables, erection of two single storey dwellings with access and gardens, new access to field (amended and additional information received 09/11/18).

Received
19 September 2018
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
2
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
Agent
Maria Ferguson Planning Limited
  1. Received19 Sep
  2. Validated19 Sep
  3. Consult.4 Dec
  4. Target13 Nov
  5. Decided20 Dec

Decided in 457 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Dunston West Farm Livery Stables Whickham Highway Whickham NE16 4EP. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 457 days, 56 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Dunston Hill And Whickham East. 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 4EP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 September 2018
Consultation expiry
4 December 2018
Consultation end
4 December 2018
Neighbour consultation end
18 October 2018
Last date for comments
4 December 2018
Target decision date
13 November 2018
Committee meeting
18 December 2019
Permission expires
20 December 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Maria Ferguson Planning Limited
Agent address
14 Gordon Crescent Richmond DL10 5AQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
24 October 2018

Additional information

Documents
14
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Whickham CAPart of the site
  • Green belt: GatesheadPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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