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A167 Gateshead

EIASCR/25/003Screening OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Request for a screening opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017, for the demolition of the A167 viaduct and associated works

Received
23 July 2025
Decision due
13 August 2025
Ward
Bridges
  1. Received23 Jul
  2. Validated23 Jul
  3. Consult.15 Aug
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at A167 Gateshead. Gateshead has handled 165 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across Bridges.

92% of outline 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

Application type
Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 July 2025
Consultation expiry
15 August 2025
Consultation end
15 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cundall
Agent address
4th Floor Partnership House Regent Farm Road Gosforth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 3AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
1
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Hawks Mill, Hawks Rd, GatesheadRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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