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Norcare Ltd Bibby House 37 Hallgarth Felling NE10 8XJ

DC/25/01078/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 8 July 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Refurbishment and improvements to the whole of the building and a single storey extension to create an accessible ground floor flat. Reconfiguration of existing ground floor layout to create an accessible flat including a bedroom, bathroom and kitchette area as well as creating access to communal dining, living, cooking and laundry areas of the building. Refurbishment of the first floor to introduce ensuites to each bedroom and multi-functional rooms. Refurbishing part of the external landscape to provide level access to the front entrance as well as adding an outdoor meeting pod and sheds (Additional information and amended plans received 3rd December 2025 and 23rd January 2026)

Received
29 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Wardley And Leam Lane
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated29 Sep
  3. Consult.3 Jul
  4. Target8 Jul
  5. Decided8 Jul

Decided in 282 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at Norcare Ltd Bibby House 37 Hallgarth Felling NE10 8XJ. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 282 days, 31 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Wardley And Leam Lane. We hold 123 applications in total for the NE10 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
NE10 8XJ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 September 2025
Consultation expiry
10 February 2026
Consultation end
3 July 2026
Neighbour consultation end
25 November 2025
Target decision date
8 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Gateshead Council
Agent address
Gateshead Civic Centre Regent Street Gateshead Tyne and Wear NE8 1HH UK

Planning decision

Case officer
Adam Ali
Statutory period
248 days

Additional information

Documents
13
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

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
    31 Jul

    Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/25/01078/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendmentDC/26/00598/NMA
  2. 2025
    29 Sep

    Refurbishment and improvements to the whole of the building and a single storey extension to create an…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/25/01078/FUL

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