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157 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HR

DC/23/00640/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 27 September 2023

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed single storey side and rear extension

Received
14 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Low Fell
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated2 Aug
  3. Consult.20 Sep
  4. Target27 Sep
  5. Decided27 Sep

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 157 Kells Lane Gateshead NE9 5HR. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 12 days longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Low Fell. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the NE9 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
NE9 5HR
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 August 2023
Consultation expiry
20 September 2023
Consultation end
20 September 2023
Neighbour consultation end
5 September 2023
Last date for comments
20 September 2023
Target decision date
27 September 2023
Permission expires
27 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
pod
Agent address
Toffee Factory Lower Steenbergs Yard Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2DF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
20 September 2023
Site notice end
20 September 2023

Additional information

Documents
12
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Low Fell CA
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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