Poundstretchers Hexham Road Swalwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3AA
Approved on 8 December 2025
Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)13 conditions
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Proposal
Proposed alterations to existing retail unit comprising: installation of new shopfronts and relocation of customer entrance/exit; new means of enclosure to the service yard including fencing and gates; erection of external display area canopy; removal of tank and outbuildings; installation of trolley shelter; new condenser plant enclosure; and associated works.
- Received
- 18 April 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Whickham North
- ReceivedReceived18 Apr
- ValidatedValidated24 Jul
- Consult.Consultation1 Dec
- TargetTarget Date10 Dec
- DecidedDecided8 Dec
Decided in 137 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Poundstretchers Hexham Road Swalwell Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 3AA. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 234 days, 24 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Whickham North. We hold 1,516 applications in total for the NE16 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
- NE16 3AA
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 24 July 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 1 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 1 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 17 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 10 December 2025
- Permission expires
- 8 December 2028
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Quod
- Agent address
- 21 Soho Square London W1D 3QP United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- David Morton
- Statutory period
- 139 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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.
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ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongsideDC/25/00359/106 - 202518 Apr
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