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9 Highfield Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5NQ

DC/22/00824/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 16 September 2022

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed porch to front elevation

Received
17 July 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whickham South And Sunniside
Agent
cummings architects ltd
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated18 Jul
  3. Consult.10 Sep
  4. Target19 Aug
  5. Decided16 Sep

Decided in 60 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a porch at 9 Highfield Sunniside Whickham Gateshead NE16 5NQ. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 37 applications across Whickham South And Sunniside. We hold 1,516 applications in total for the NE16 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
NE16 5NQ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 July 2022
Consultation expiry
10 September 2022
Neighbour consultation end
10 September 2022
Last date for comments
12 September 2022
Target decision date
19 August 2022
Permission expires
16 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
cummings architects ltd
Architect profile
CUMMINGS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
17 Killingworth Drive Sunderland SR4 8QQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
32 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
9

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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