Vigo House Vigo Lane Birtley DH3 2ET
Approved on 30 May 2023
Council decision: Consent GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Proposed replacement of existing single glazed sash and casement windows with double glazed timber traditional sliding sash and casement windows, redecorating of existing gutters and downpipes and new door opening to former window opening on west elevation (window details submitted 24.04.2023 and 19.05.2023).
- Received
- 22 February 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Birtley
- Agent
- Northern Bureau for Architecture
- ReceivedReceived22 Feb
- ValidatedValidated22 Feb
- Consult.Consultation16 May
- TargetTarget Date30 May
- DecidedDecided30 May
Decided in 97 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a heritage application for window replacement at Vigo House Vigo Lane Birtley DH3 2ET. Gateshead has handled 64 applications of this type. This one was decided in 97 days, 5 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 40 applications across Birtley. We hold 670 applications in total for the DH3 postcode area.
100% of heritage 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
- DH3 2ET
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Birtley Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 February 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 16 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 16 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 April 2023
- Last date for comments
- 16 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 30 May 2023
- Permission expires
- 30 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Northern Bureau for Architecture
- Architect profile
- NORTHERN BUREAU FOR ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- The Old Rectory Mains Park Road Chester-le-Street DH3 3PU United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 97 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 19 April 2023
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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