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Papermill Cottages Mount Escob Farm Birtley DH9 0SA

DC/23/00021/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 21 April 2023

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed single storey living room extension to gable

Received
10 January 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lamesley
  1. Received10 Jan
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided21 Apr

Decided in 71 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Papermill Cottages Mount Escob Farm Birtley DH9 0SA. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 5 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Lamesley. We hold 1,473 applications in total for the DH9 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
DH9 0SA
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Lamesley Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2023
Consultation expiry
13 April 2023
Consultation end
13 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end
22 March 2023
Last date for comments
13 April 2023
Target decision date
21 April 2023
Permission expires
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
11 Brampton Court Easington Village Peterlee SR8 3XG United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
71 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
5
Constraints
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: County DurhamPart of the site · +1 more
  • Ancient woodland: Heughs PlantationPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    3 Jun

    Adjustments to doors and windows of application DC/23/00021/HHA

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentDC/26/00434/HNMA
  2. 2023
    10 Jan

    Proposed single storey living room extension to gable

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/23/00021/HHA

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