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Dunston Hill Hospital Whickham Highway Whickham NE11 9DL

DC/21/01237/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Variation of Conditions 1, 3 and 4 of application DC/20/01061/FUL (Demolition of Walled Garden - former Woodside Centre Day Care and proposed development of 11 dwellings with associated new walled garden, parking and landscaping (amended 09/02/21 and 04/03/21) for amendment of House Type Floor Plans, landscaping and engineering drawings (amended 17/01/22, 12/09/22, 26/09/22, 01/12/22, 09/02/23, 27/04/23, 17/05/23 and 16/06/23) (additional information received 25/02/22, 29/06/22, 12/09/22, 01/12/22, 09/02/23, 27/04/23, 17/05/23, 16/06/23 and 14/09/23).

Received
13 October 2021
Decision due
5 May 2023
Public comments
5
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated25 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Oct
  4. Target5 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 6 October.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (151)

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. It has been with the council since 13 October 2021 and is still awaiting a decision. 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
25 November 2021
Consultation expiry
6 October 2023
Consultation end
6 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
9 October 2022
Last date for comments
31 May 2023

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
David Morton
Statutory period
526 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 January 2022

Additional information

Documents
151
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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Associated applications

  1. 2021
    13 Oct

    Variation of Conditions 1, 3 and 4 of application DC/20/01061/FUL

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)DC/21/01237/FUL
  2. 2021
    11 Aug

    Discharge of condition 17 (Contamination II) of planning application DC/20/01061/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/01061/DOC2
  3. 2021
    23 Jun

    Discharge of conditions 5 (Archaeological Building Record - Scoping), 6 (Archaeological Building Record…

    WithdrawnDischarge of conditions20/01061/DOC1
  4. 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
  5. 2020
    18 Nov

    The demolition of the walled garden and former Woodside Centre Day Care, and proposed development of 11…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationPart ofDC/20/01061/FUL

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