7 Whitworth Close Bensham Gateshead NE8 4UW
Approved on 7 May 2021
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Erection of a single storey extension to east elevation, creation of an area of hardstanding to south-west of the site, creation of a wheelchair accessible ramps to west, north and east sides of the dwelling and associated internal alterations.
- Received
- 23 February 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Saltwell
- ReceivedReceived23 Feb
- ValidatedValidated23 Feb
- Consult.Consultation2 Apr
- TargetTarget Date19 Apr
- DecidedDecided7 May
Decided in 73 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at 7 Whitworth Close Bensham Gateshead NE8 4UW. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 10 days longer 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 33 applications across Saltwell. We hold 284 applications in total for the NE8 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
- NE8 4UW
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 February 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 2 April 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 April 2021
- Last date for comments
- 5 April 2021
- Target decision date
- 19 April 2021
- Permission expires
- 7 May 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Gateshead Council
- Agent address
- Civic Centre Regent Street Gateshead NE8 1HH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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