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@ The Castle St Hildas Church Stella Road Ryton NE21 4NN

DC/26/00780/FULAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use from indoor children's soft play (former class use D2) to Day Nursery (Class use E (f)). New doorway/opening in the external wall of a church. Internal alterations and external works to form secure outdoor area.

Received
28 September 2026
Decision due
9 December 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 9 November 2026
Ward
Ryton Crookhill And Stella
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated14 Oct
  3. Consult.13 Nov
  4. Target9 Dec
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at @ The Castle St Hildas Church Stella Road Ryton NE21 4NN. Gateshead has handled 4,451 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Ryton Crookhill And Stella. We hold 115 applications in total for the NE21 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
NE21 4NN

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 October 2026
Consultation end
13 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Adam Ali

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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
    14 Oct

    Change of use from indoor children's soft play (former class use D2) to Day Nursery (Class use E (f)). New…

    This applicationPendingApplicationDC/26/00780/FUL
  2. 2026
    14 Oct

    Change of use from indoor children's soft play (former class use D2) to Day Nursery (Class use E (f)). New…

    PendingListed building consentFiled alongsideDC/26/00781/LBC

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