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Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon

DC/25/00861/FULApproved

Approved on 22 June 2026

Council decision: Grant12 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Construction of new paths and access road, creation of grassed areas with topsoil and seed, and landscaping works involving planting 20 trees (Description amended 02.02.2026, amended plans/information received 03.02.2026, 02.04.2026 and 19.05.2026)

Received
21 August 2025
Ward
Winlaton And High Spen
  1. Received21 Aug
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Jun

Decided in 217 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon. Gateshead has handled 4,453 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 22 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Winlaton And High Spen.

Application details

Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Joanne Munton

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Gateshead
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    11 Sep

    Discharge of condition 10 (HMPP - PCC) of planning application DC/25/00861/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/00861/DOC1
  2. 2025
    17 Nov

    Construction of new paths and access road, creation of grassed areas with topsoil and seed, and landscaping…

    This applicationApprovedApplicationDC/25/00861/FUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    26 Sep

    Non-Material Amendment of application DC/20/01022/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentDC/25/01069/NMA

Source: Gateshead

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