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School House Larkspur Gateshead NE9 6SS

DC/26/00111/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 15 April 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Change of use from existing dwelling (Use Class C3) to a local community facility (Use Class F2), the installation of a new entrance door and internal refurbishment.

Received
11 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
High Fell
Agent
Grace Choi Architecture
  1. Received11 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at School House Larkspur Gateshead NE9 6SS. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across High 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 6SS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2026
Consultation expiry
16 March 2026
Consultation end
16 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 March 2026
Target decision date
15 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Grace Choi Architecture
Architect profile
GRACE CHOI ARCHITECTURE LTD.
Agent address
24 Cleveland Road North Shields NE29 0NG

Planning decision

Case officer
Richard Smith
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
4

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
    13 Aug

    Discharge of condition 4 (Cycle Parking) of planning application DC/26/00111/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00111/DOC1
  2. 2026
    11 Feb

    Change of use from existing dwelling (Use Class C3) to a local community facility (Use Class F2), the…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/26/00111/FUL

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