White Lion Veterinary Clinic Lowreys Lane Gateshead NE9 5JB
Refused on 19 March 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Proposed loft conversion to provide an office with kitchen and W/C facilities, proposed flat roof dormer to rear elevation, the addition of an external staircase to access loft conversion, proposed fence and gates around part of the boundary and proposed storage container to be situated in rear tarmac yard.
- Received
- 23 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Low Fell
- Agent
- THD Ltd
- ReceivedReceived23 Jan
- ValidatedValidated23 Jan
- Consult.Consultation25 Feb
- TargetTarget Date20 Mar
- DecidedDecided19 Mar
Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at White Lion Veterinary Clinic Lowreys Lane Gateshead NE9 5JB. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker 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 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 5JB
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 6 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 25 February 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 25 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- THD Ltd
- Agent address
- Unit 16 The Stottie Shed Gosforth Industrial Estate Christon Road Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 1XD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Richard Smith
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 March 2026
- Site notice end
- 6 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 11
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Low Fell CA
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage 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.
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