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592 - 596 Durham Road Gateshead

DC/23/00888/COUChange of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 15 January 2024

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from cafe (use class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) (Retrospective).

Received
12 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Low Fell
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.15 Dec
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 592 - 596 Durham Road Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 292 applications of this type. This one was decided in 95 days, 5 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Low Fell.

94% of amendment 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

Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2023
Consultation expiry
20 December 2023
Consultation end
15 December 2023
Neighbour consultation end
15 December 2023
Last date for comments
20 December 2023
Target decision date
15 January 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Davey's Breakfast & Sandwiches
Agent address
592 Durham Road Low Fell Gateshead NE9 6HX United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
20 December 2023

Additional information

Documents
10
Constraints
3

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.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Associated applications

  1. 2023
    12 Oct

    Change of use from cafe (use class E) to hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) (Retrospective).

    This applicationRefusedAmendmentDC/23/00888/COU
  2. 2023
    12 Oct

    Display of illuminated logo sign on front elevation (Retrospective).

    Temporary PermissionAdvertisement consentFiled alongsideDC/23/00889/ADV

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