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9 Woodpack Avenue Whickham NE16 5YY

DC/26/00250/HHAHouseholder ApplicationApproved
Householder

Approved on 18 May 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Front single storey extension with bay window

Received
26 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Whickham South And Sunniside
Agent
Panda Design
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.16 Apr
  4. Target21 May
  5. Decided18 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 9 Woodpack Avenue Whickham NE16 5YY. Gateshead has handled 2,345 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 10 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 37 applications across Whickham South And Sunniside. We hold 1,516 applications in total for the NE16 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
NE16 5YY
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
16 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
16 April 2026
Target decision date
21 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Panda Design
Agent address
1 Belford Terrace East The Cedars Sunderland Tyne & Wear SR2 7TH England

Planning decision

Case officer
Sarah Howard
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
14
Constraints
1

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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