Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ
Approved on 4 August 2026
Council decision: Grant
Proposal
Variation of Condition 1 (Approved Plans) of application DC/20/00119/FUL (Demolition of redundant utility apparatus building, construction of a proposed residential development of up to 300 dwellings and associated infrastructure). Amendments are required to provide a revised layout altering the development areas and road pattern with relocated suds basins. (Amended 03.06.25)
- Received
- 29 November 2024
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Bridges
- Agent
- Queensberry Design
- ReceivedReceived29 Nov
- ValidatedValidated14 Jan
- Consult.Consultation11 Oct
- TargetTarget Date15 Apr
- DecidedDecided4 Aug
Decided in 567 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Land At Former Freight Depot St James Road Gateshead NE8 3EQ. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 613 days, 79 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 56 applications across Bridges. We hold 284 applications in total for the NE8 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
- NE8 3EQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Large
- Number of dwellings
- 300
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 14 January 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 14 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 11 October 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 15 April 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Queensberry Design
- Agent address
- 5 The Staithes The Watermark Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE11 9SN United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- David Morton
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 February 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 156
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation 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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202617 Jun
Part discharge of conditions 57 (Contaminated Land Verification - Sub) and 58 (Unidentified Contamination)…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/00119/DOC13 - 202427 Dec
Part Discharge of Conditons 57 (Contaminated Land Verification), 58 (Unidentified Contamination), 59 (Coal…
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/00119/DOC11 - 202324 Nov
Discharge of Condition 15 (Lighting Design - Sub) of planning application DC/20/00119/FUL
ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/00119/DOC9
Source: Gateshead
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