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Ferndene West Park Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4SP

DC/21/01017/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 15 March 2022

Council decision: Grant RetrospectiveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective permission for Proposed outbuilding to the rear of the property.

Received
19 August 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Saltwell
Agent
Bryonn Architecture Limited
  1. Received19 Aug
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Nov
  4. Target7 Dec
  5. Decided15 Mar

Decided in 154 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Ferndene West Park Road Bensham Gateshead NE8 4SP. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 208 days, 21 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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 4SP
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 2021
Consultation expiry
10 November 2021
Consultation end
3 November 2021
Neighbour consultation end
5 November 2021
Last date for comments
10 November 2021
Target decision date
7 December 2021
Permission expires
15 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bryonn Architecture Limited
Architect profile
BRYONN ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
314 Aidan House Sunderland Road Gateshead NE8 3HU United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
10 November 2021

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Saltwell CA
  • Article 4 direction: Saltwell Conservation Area Article 4 Direction 1+1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© 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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