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503 - 505 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY

DC/24/00026/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 November 2024

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

Erection of a single storey extension to the rear to create a new retail unit, change of use to first and second floors from office (use class E) to 2no residential flats (use class C3) and the erection of a rear pitched roof extension (Amended Plan received 13.11.2024 and amended description 08.10.24).

Received
10 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Low Fell
Agent
Jon Tweddell Planning Ltd
  1. Received10 Jan
  2. Validated10 Jan
  3. Consult.3 Sep
  4. Target18 Nov
  5. Decided18 Nov

Decided in 313 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 503 - 505 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 313 days, 36 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. 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 5EY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 January 2024
Consultation expiry
3 September 2024
Consultation end
3 September 2024
Neighbour consultation end
7 February 2024
Target decision date
18 November 2024
Permission expires
18 November 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent
Jon Tweddell Planning Ltd
Agent address
Coble Quay Amble Northumberland NE65 0FB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
313 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
14 February 2024
Site notice end
14 February 2024

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
2

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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    23 Oct

    Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/24/00026/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendmentDC/26/00843/NMA
  2. 2024
    10 Jan

    Erection of a single storey extension to the rear to create a new retail unit, change of use to first and…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/24/00026/FUL

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