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Gateshead Council Depot The Court Yard Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AW

DC/25/01070/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 July 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)9 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Conversion and extension of existing building at western part of site to provide 2 dwellings, demolition of existing buildings at eastern part of site and erection of 6no. 2.5 storey dwellings, including associated parking, tree removal and replacement planting (additional information 17.11.2025, amended 25.11.2025, 27.04.2026 and 19.05.2026)

Received
26 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
16
Ward
Low Fell
Agent
Studio 3Di Ltd
  1. Received26 Sep
  2. Validated15 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target10 Dec
  5. Decided16 Jul

Decided in 274 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Gateshead Council Depot The Court Yard Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5AW. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 293 days, 33 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Low Fell. We hold 1,346 applications in total for the NE9 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
NE9 5AW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 October 2025
Consultation expiry
5 June 2026
Consultation end
5 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 November 2025
Target decision date
10 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Studio 3Di Ltd
Architect profile
STUDIO 3DI LTD
Agent address
7 Kingham Court South Gosforth Newcastle Upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE3 1TS

Planning decision

Case officer
Joanne Munton
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
12 November 2025
Site notice end
19 November 2025

Additional information

Documents
54
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Saltwell CA+1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Saltwell Conservation Area Article 4 Direction 1Part of the site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    26 Sep

    Conversion and extension of existing building at western part of site to provide 2 dwellings, demolition of…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/25/01070/FUL
  2. 2025
    23 Sep

    LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Conversion and extension of existing building at western part of site to provide 2…

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/25/01045/LBC

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