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Unit 3, (former Go Outdoors), West Denton Retail Park Denton Way, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2NF

2023/0680/01/DETDetailed ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Partial demolition of building; creation of new shop front with external lobby and canopy; alterations to building elevations; erection of loading pod and loading dock; secured external plant area in service yard; widening of on-site service access; reconfiguration of car parking including new parking spaces; landscaping; and all other associated infrastructure works to create retail floorspace for foodstore with comparison (non-food) sales (Class E(a)), as amended by plans and information received up to and including 29.10.2024.

Received
28 April 2023
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Denton And Westerhope
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated16 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Unit 3, (former Go Outdoors), West Denton Retail Park Denton Way, West Denton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2NF. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 1,459 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 April 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Denton And Westerhope. We hold 221 applications in total for the NE5 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
NE5 2NF
Application type
Detailed Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 May 2023
Application expires
15 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
53

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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. 2025
    15 Jul

    Submission of evidence of fit out and proposed occupancy of existing store as required by Schedule 1 Clause 6…

    ApprovedApproval of a Planning ObligationRelated2023/0680/09/APO
  2. 2023
    28 Apr

    Partial demolition of building; creation of new shop front with external lobby and canopy; alterations to…

    This applicationPendingDischarge of conditions2023/0680/01/DET

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