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18 Festival Park Drive Gateshead NE11 9TT

DC/21/00784/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 13 August 2021

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed first floor side extension over existing garage

Received
17 June 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham
  1. Received17 Jun
  2. Validated17 Jun
  3. Consult.23 Jul
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided13 Aug

Decided in 57 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 18 Festival Park Drive Gateshead NE11 9TT. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 6 days quicker 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 35 applications across Lobley Hill And Bensham. 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 9TT
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2021
Consultation expiry
23 July 2021
Neighbour consultation end
23 July 2021
Last date for comments
26 July 2021
Target decision date
11 August 2021
Permission expires
13 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
17 Southfield Green Newcastle upon Tyne NE16 4RL United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
19

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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2006
    28 Jun

    Erection of conservatory at rear of dwellinghouse.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/06/01017/FUL

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