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5 And 5A The Crescent Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9SJ

DC/25/00346/COUFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 5 September 2025

Council decision: GrantPlanning committee10 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use of existing building from hairdressers and 4 bed dwelling to a 7 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (use class Sui Generis) and new ground floor window in north elevation.

Received
8 May 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
57
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
Agent
CHP Consultants Ltd
  1. Received8 May
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target5 Sep
  5. Decided5 Sep

Decided in 95 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 5 And 5A The Crescent Dunston Hill Gateshead NE11 9SJ. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 120 days, 8 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded 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 9SJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 2025
Consultation expiry
20 July 2025
Consultation end
20 July 2025
Neighbour consultation end
24 June 2025
Target decision date
5 September 2025
Committee meeting
3 September 2025
Permission expires
5 September 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
CHP Consultants Ltd
Agent address
16 Warren Cl Hadleigh Rayleigh SS6 7BD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Tracy Long
Statutory period
95 days

Publicity

Site notice end
1 July 2025

Additional information

Documents
11
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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

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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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    9 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 4 (Management plan to be approved), 7 (Cycle parking to be approved) and 9 (Noise…

    PartialDischarge of conditions25/00346/DOC1
  2. 2025
    8 May

    Proposed change of use of existing building from hairdressers and 4 bed dwelling to a 7 person House in…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/25/00346/COU

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