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2 Lawrence Court Blaydon NE21 4AS

DC/25/01079/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 2 February 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)8 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed change of use of a beauty salon (Sui Generis Use Class) to a Tattoo Studio (Sui Generis Use Class) with internal alterations along with external changes including the replacement of a front window with an opening window and a new shop sign

Received
30 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blaydon
  1. Received30 Sep
  2. Validated30 Sep
  3. Consult.21 Nov
  4. Target2 Feb
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 125 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 2 Lawrence Court Blaydon NE21 4AS. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 125 days, 9 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Blaydon. We hold 115 applications in total for the NE21 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
NE21 4AS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 September 2025
Consultation expiry
25 November 2025
Consultation end
21 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
25 November 2025
Target decision date
2 February 2026
Permission expires
2 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Adam Ali
Statutory period
125 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
9
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.

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