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Dunston Leisure Centre Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9PY

DC/24/01152/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 October 2025

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee17 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed installation of eight air source heat pumps (ASHP).

Received
16 December 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
5
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
Agent
Gradon Architecture
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated11 Apr
  3. Consult.2 Sep
  4. Target3 Oct
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 175 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Dunston Leisure Centre Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9PY. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 291 days, 33 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 64 applications across Dunston Hill And Whickham East. We hold 1,075 applications in total for the NE11 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
NE11 9PY
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 April 2025
Consultation expiry
2 September 2025
Consultation end
2 September 2025
Neighbour consultation end
2 September 2025
Target decision date
3 October 2025
Committee meeting
1 October 2025
Permission expires
3 October 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Gradon Architecture
Architect profile
GRADON ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
Studio 07, The Curve the waterfront Newburn Riverside Newcastle Upon Tyne NE158NZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
David Morton
Statutory period
175 days

Additional information

Documents
29
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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.

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

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    19 Nov

    Discharge of conditions 7 (Biodiversity Gain Plan), 10 (CEMP - Sub), 12 (Landscaping - Sub), 14 (ELMMP…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/01152/DOC3
  2. 2024
    16 Dec

    Proposed installation of eight air source heat pumps (ASHP).

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/24/01152/FUL

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