Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9DL

DC/20/01061/FULFull ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 11 June 2021

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

The demolition of the walled garden and former Woodside Centre Day Care, and proposed development of 11 residential dwellings (C3), with associated new walled garden, parking and landscaping (amended and additional information received 09/02/21 and 04/03/21).

Received: 18 November 2020
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Dunston Hill And Whickham East

ReceivedReceived18 Nov
ValidatedValidated18 Nov
Consult.Consultation26 Mar
TargetTarget Date27 Jan
DecidedDecided11 Jun

Decided in 205 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9DL. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 205 days, 20 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 64 applications across Dunston Hill And Whickham East. 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 9DL
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 11

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 November 2020
Consultation expiry: 26 March 2021
Consultation end: 26 March 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 17 December 2020
Last date for comments: 26 March 2021
Target decision date: 27 January 2021
Committee meeting: 24 February 2021
Permission expires: 11 June 2024

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: David Morton
Statutory period: 70 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry: 30 December 2020

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 123
Constraints: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Whickham CA
Green belt: Gateshead
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.

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Variation of Conditions 1, 3 and 4 of application DC/20/01061/FUL
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)DC/21/01237/FUL
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Discharge of condition 17 (Contamination II) of planning application DC/20/01061/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01061/DOC2
2021
23 Jun
Discharge of conditions 5 (Archaeological Building Record - Scoping), 6 (Archaeological Building Record…
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions20/01061/DOC1
2020
25 Nov
NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT to wording of Condition 6 of planning approval DC/13/00195/OUT
ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongsideDC/20/01082/NMA
2020
18 Nov
The demolition of the walled garden and former Woodside Centre Day Care, and proposed development of 11…
This applicationApprovedFullDC/20/01061/FUL

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