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Street Record Brenkley

2013/1323/01/DETDetailed ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 31 July 2015

Council decision: Grant Conditionally

Proposal

Extraction of additional 500,000 tonnes of coal from area adjacent to the south eastern boundary of the existing Brenkley Lane Surface Mine including revised phased working method of eastern half of Brenkley Lane Surface Mine, construction of overburden mound, provision of ecological mitigation including the creation of additional ponds to the east of the extraction area and restoration strategy as amended by plans received 23/01/14, 30/01/14, 18/03/14, 10/04/14, 18/05/15 and 05/06/15

Received
12 September 2013
Ward
xx_Castle (Historic -June 2004 to 2018)
  1. Received12 Sep
  2. Validated12 Sep
  3. Consult.30 Apr
  4. Target28 Nov
  5. Decided31 Jul

Decided in 687 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Street Record Brenkley,. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 1,459 applications of this type. This one was decided in 687 days, 90 weeks longer than Newcastle upon Tyne's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 441 applications in total for the NE13 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
NE13 6BT
Application type
Detailed Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Dinnington (Hist)

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 September 2013
Consultation expiry
2 May 2014
Consultation start
9 April 2014
Consultation end
30 April 2014
Neighbour consultation start
4 October 2013
Neighbour consultation end
27 October 2013
Target decision date
28 November 2013
Committee meeting
2 May 2014
Application expires
2 May 2014

Planning decision

Statutory period
232 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 April 2014
Advertisement expiry
2 May 2014
Site notice start
9 April 2014
Site notice end
30 April 2014

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Newcastle upon Tyne
  • 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2020
    17 Jun

    Submission of details of revised Restoration Strategy and revised secondary access reinstatement details as…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/1323/07/DCC
  2. 2018
    15 Feb

    Non Material Amendment: Reduction in extent of extraction area in SE corner of site adjacent Brenkley Village…

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment2013/1323/05/NMA
  3. 2018
    15 Feb

    Submission of a revised approved soils and restoration strategy (in conjunction with the proposed reduction…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/1323/06/DCC
  4. 2017
    3 Aug

    Submission of Biodiversity Action Plan as amended by report (reference HJB / BA816 / 150D) received 14/02/18…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/1323/03/DCC
  5. 2017
    3 Aug

    Submission of Archaelogical Excavation reports to comply with conditions 37 and 38 of planning permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/1323/04/DCC
  6. 2015
    2 Nov

    Submission of details of a Bird Risk Management Plan to comply with Condition 42 of permission…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/1323/02/DCC
  7. 2013
    12 Sep

    Extraction of additional 500,000 tonnes of coal from area adjacent to the south eastern boundary of the…

    This applicationApprovedDischarge of conditions2013/1323/01/DET

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