Tyneside Leisureworld Portobello Road Portobello Industrial Estate Birtley DH3 2SN
Withdrawn on 18 September 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Erection of Class E(g)(ii-iii)/B2/B8 block with ancillary offices (Class E(g)(i)), together with external works and landscaping, and creation of a meter room (additional information 28.10.2025, 06.11.2025 and 16.01.2026)
- Received
- 1 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1 · last counted 5 November 2026
- Ward
- Birtley
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- ReceivedReceived1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated1 Oct
- Consult.Consultation9 Feb
- TargetTarget Date31 Dec
- DecidedDecided18 Sep
Decided in 352 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Tyneside Leisureworld Portobello Road Portobello Industrial Estate Birtley DH3 2SN. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 382 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across Birtley. We hold 670 applications in total for the DH3 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
- DH3 2SN
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Birtley Town Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 October 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 9 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 9 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 29 October 2025
- Target decision date
- 31 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- Agent address
- Gateway House 55 Coniscliffe Road Darlington DL3 7EH United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Amy Dunbar
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 November 2025
- Site notice end
- 5 November 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 13
- Constraints
- 6
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.
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.
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