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Old Library Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HZ

DC/25/01151/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 24 March 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of existing single storey former library building into a single 2 bed dwelling. (Amended plans received on 13.01.2026)

Received
20 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Chopwell And Rowlands Gill
Agent
Northern Bureau for Architecture
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated12 Nov
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target24 Mar
  5. Decided24 Mar

Decided in 132 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Old Library Derwent Street Chopwell NE17 7HZ. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 155 days, 13 weeks longer than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Chopwell And Rowlands Gill. We hold 20 applications in total for the NE17 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
NE17 7HZ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 November 2025
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation end
4 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
17 December 2025
Target decision date
24 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Northern Bureau for Architecture
Architect profile
NORTHERN BUREAU FOR ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
The Hub New Century House Crowther Road Washington NE38 0AQ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Josh Kenolty
Statutory period
76 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
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.

Source: Gateshead

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