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Ravensworth House And Northumbria House Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0HF

DC/25/00198/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Refurbishment and renovation of existing office block. Demolition of existing entrance lobbies and replacement of lobbies on the same footprint. Minor alterations to the existing carparking. (Part-Retrospective)(Amended Plans received

Received
24 March 2025
Decided
7 July 2025 · Grant Retrospective
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received24 Mar
  2. Validated7 Apr
  3. Consult.16 May
  4. Target7 Jul
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 91 days (council typically 63)

9 weeks typical decision time in Gateshead91% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for demolition at Ravensworth House And Northumbria House Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0HF. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 105 days, 7 weeks longer than Gateshead's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Lobley Hill And Bensham. We hold 1,071 applications in total for the NE11 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
DC/25/00198/FUL
Address
Ravensworth House And Northumbria House Fifth Avenue Gateshead NE11 0HF
Postcode
NE11 0HF
Local Authority
Gateshead
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Howarth Litchfield
Agent Address
Howarth Litchfield Liddon House Belmont Business Park Durham DH1 1TW United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
24 March 2025
Consultation Expiry
16 May 2025
Target Decision Date
7 July 2025
Date Decided
7 July 2025
Date Validated
7 April 2025
Date Submitted
24 March 2025
Consultation End
16 May 2025
Neighbour Consultation End
16 May 2025
Permission Expires
7 July 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
Grant Retrospective
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
91 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
14
Constraints
9
Coordinates
54.935470, -1.616141
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Gateshead

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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