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18 Lavender Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TB

DC/26/00241/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 21 May 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed single storey extension to the rear, decking and associated access steps

Received
25 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Low Fell
Agent
Reed Architecture Design Ltd
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.22 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided21 May

Decided in 57 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 18 Lavender Gardens Gateshead NE9 5TB. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 6 days quicker than Gateshead's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. 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 5TB
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Consultation expiry
22 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
22 April 2026
Target decision date
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Reed Architecture Design Ltd
Architect profile
REED ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LTD
Agent address
64 John F Kennedy Estate Washington NE38 7AJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Samantha Elsender
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO 101Protected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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