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The Glasses Factory 32 Wesley Court Blaydon NE21 5BT

DC/22/01392/CDPADetermination of Prior Approval - OtherRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 14 April 2023

Council decision: Prior approval required and refusedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Conversion of first floor commercial unit to create 4 flats - mix of 1 and 2 bed.

Received
29 December 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blaydon
Agent
Knight Architectural Design
  1. Received29 Dec
  2. Validated11 Jan
  3. Consult.2 Feb
  4. Target14 Apr
  5. Decided14 Apr

Decided in 93 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application at The Glasses Factory 32 Wesley Court Blaydon NE21 5BT. Gateshead has handled 165 applications of this type. This one was decided in 106 days, 6 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Blaydon. We hold 115 applications in total for the NE21 postcode area.

92% of outline 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
NE21 5BT
Application type
Determination of Prior Approval - Other
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 January 2023
Consultation expiry
4 February 2023
Consultation end
2 February 2023
Neighbour consultation end
4 February 2023
Last date for comments
6 February 2023
Target decision date
14 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Knight Architectural Design
Agent address
Unit 7 The Quarterdeck Port Solent Portsmouth PO6 4TP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
93 days

Publicity

Site notice end
3 February 2023

Appeal

Appeal reference
23/00006/REF1
Appeal result
Appeal Dismissed

Appeal history

3322845
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 12 October 2023Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Blaydon CAPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Church of St CuthbertOn or next to this site
  • Brownfield land register: Methodist chapel, East Street, High SpenRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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