Land Off Forge Road Gateshead NE8 2QU
Refused on 27 March 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Full planning permission for formation of 8-bay electric vehicle charging spaces, sub-station, lighting columns and all associated works (amended and additional information received 11.11.2025 and 18.11.2025)
- Received
- 30 June 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 11
- Ward
- Dunston And Teams
- Agent
- Planning Potential Ltd.
- ReceivedReceived30 Jun
- ValidatedValidated15 Jul
- Consult.Consultation3 Dec
- TargetTarget Date27 Mar
- DecidedDecided27 Mar
Decided in 255 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Land Off Forge Road Gateshead NE8 2QU. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 270 days, 30 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 23 applications across Dunston And Teams. 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 2QU
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 July 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 3 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 3 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 21 August 2025
- Target decision date
- 27 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Planning Potential Ltd.
- Agent address
- Suite 19 1 Cardale Park Beckwith Head Road Harrogate North Yorkshire HG3 1RY
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Adam Ali
- Statutory period
- 255 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 33
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201922 Feb
Proposed change of use from amenity land to car wash, erection of canopy, portakabins, screen fencing and…
RefusedChange of UseDC/19/00150/COU - 201816 Jun
Change of use from amenity land to car wash and erection of canopy, portakabins and fencing
RefusedChange of UseDC/18/00610/COU - 201826 Feb
Change of use from storage land to Hand Car Wash facility with associated welfare cabin, storage cabin…
WithdrawnChange of UseDC/18/00177/COU
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- Planning Potential · Agent for this application
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