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Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead

DC/19/00821/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 16 September 2022

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee50 conditions

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Proposal

Demolition of existing school buildings followed by full redevelopment of the site to provide 35 dwellings, with associated parking and vehicle access onto Dunston Bank (amended plans received 21.04.2021, 06.05.2022, 08.06.2022, 28.07.2022 and 16.08.2022 and description amended to reflect increase in proposed amount of redevelopment and dwellings 12.05.2021 and 10.05.2022) (additional information received 04.08.21, 13.05.2022, 28.07.2022, 05.08.2022 and 09.08.2022).

Received
6 August 2019
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
22
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
Agent
Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall Ltd
  1. Received6 Aug
  2. Validated23 Aug
  3. Consult.25 Aug
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 1120 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Dunston Hill And Whickham East.

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
Large
Number of dwellings
35

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 August 2019
Consultation expiry
14 September 2022
Consultation end
25 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
10 September 2022
Last date for comments
14 September 2022
Target decision date
16 September 2022
Committee meeting
31 August 2022
Permission expires
16 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Jane Darbyshire & David Kendall Ltd
Agent address
Millmount Ponteland Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE5 3AL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Joanne Munton
Statutory period
1120 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
14 September 2022
Site notice end
14 September 2022

Additional information

Documents
115
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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