Former Throckley Nursing Home, Former Throckley Nursing Home Ponteland Road, Throckley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9EP

2014/1486/01/DETDetailed ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 31 July 2015

Council decision: Grant ConditionallyPlanning committee

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Proposal

Change of use of care home (Class C2) to 25 no 1 bedroom flats (Class C3), provision of cycle storage and alterations to elevations

Received: 1 October 2014
Decision level: Planning committee
Council: Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
Ward: 4NEWBN

ReceivedReceived1 Oct
ValidatedValidated2 Oct
Consult.Consultation24 Oct
TargetTarget Date18 Dec
DecidedDecided31 Jul

Decided in 302 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Former Throckley Nursing Home, Former Throckley Nursing Home Ponteland Road, Throckley, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9EP. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 1,459 applications of this type. This one was decided in 303 days, 35 weeks longer than Newcastle upon Tyne's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 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 9EP
Application type: Detailed Application
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 25
Parish: Not Within A Parish Boundary (Hist)

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 October 2014
Consultation expiry: 29 October 2014
Consultation start: 3 October 2014
Consultation end: 24 October 2014
Neighbour consultation start: 3 October 2014
Neighbour consultation end: 26 October 2014
Target decision date: 18 December 2014
Committee meeting: 28 November 2014
Application expires: 29 October 2014

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Ms Linda Wright 9 King Street Westhoughton Bolton Lancashire BL5 3AX

Planning decision

Statutory period: 77 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 October 2014
Advertisement expiry: 29 October 2014
Site notice start: 8 October 2014
Site notice end: 29 October 2014

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-03701592

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

World Heritage Site buffer zone: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)Part of the site
Brownfield land register: Portman House Portland Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 1AQRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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 and heritage coasts.

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