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Former Knights Snooker Club, Upper Floor, Senate House Hexham Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9BT

2005/2117/01/DETDetailed ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 19 January 2006

Council decision: Grant ConditionallyDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of first floor from snooker hall to 3 self-contained flats and associated alterations to elevations

Received
5 September 2005
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
xx_Newburn (Historic -June 2004 to 2018)
  1. Received5 Sep
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Nov
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided19 Jan

Decided in 90 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Knights Snooker Club, Upper Floor, Senate House Hexham Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9BT. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 1,459 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 11 weeks longer than Newcastle upon Tyne's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 732 applications in total for the NE15 postcode area.

91% of full applications at Newcastle upon Tyne City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NE15 9BT
Application type
Detailed Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary (Hist)

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2005
Consultation expiry
17 November 2005
Consultation start
27 October 2005
Consultation end
17 November 2005
Neighbour consultation start
27 October 2005
Neighbour consultation end
17 November 2005
Target decision date
16 December 2005
Application expires
17 November 2005

Applicant and agent

Agent address
25 Wansford Way Whickham NE16 5SS

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, 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.

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2016
    22 Jun

    Conversion of snooker hall at 1st floor into 3 x self contained flats (Class C3) and alterations to elevations

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2016/1015/01/DET
  2. 2010
    13 May

    Submission of details of all new/replacement windows and doors including means of restricted opening and…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2009/0556/02/DCC
  3. 2009
    31 Mar

    Conversion of snooker hall at 1st floor into 3 x self contained flats (Class C3) and alterations to…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2009/0556/01/DET
  4. 2006
    20 Sep

    Conversion of snooker hall at 1st and attic floors into 3 x maisonettes (Class C3); erection of 1.0m.high…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2006/2182/01/DET
  5. 2006
    23 Feb

    Conversion of snooker hall at first floor and attic into 4 self-contained flats and 1 maisonette (Class C3)…

    RefusedDischarge of conditions2006/0759/01/DET
  6. 2004
    12 Oct

    Change of use from snooker club (Class D2) to 3 self-contained flats (Class C3) (1st floor only).

    RefusedDischarge of conditions2004/2766/01/DET

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