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Former Discount Electronics, 7 Cross Street, Blackfriars, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XE

2024/1066/02/DCCApproval of Details Reserved by ConditionAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Minor Material amendment to condition 2 (Amendment to approved plans) Removal of condition 4 (RAL paint colour provided, materials on site) Removal of condition 10 (BRUKL Part L calculations) Removal of condition 13 (Fabric energy efficiency models) of planning permission 2024/1066/01/DET dated 17.10.2025. Change of use to commercial unit (Class E) to ground floor and creation of student accommodation (Class C4) to first , second and proposed third floor and roof extension with 5 no. dormer windows to front, external alterations including new shop front and creation of 2 no separate entrances to upper floors and proposed commercial bin store, cycle and refuge storage for residential apartments and proposed Air Sourced Hear Pumps to roof enclosed by 1.2m high metal louvered screen as amended by plans/details received 01/05/25 and 11/06/25

Received
18 March 2026
Ward
Monument
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to remove a condition at Former Discount Electronics, 7 Cross Street, Blackfriars, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XE. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 686 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 311 applications across Monument. We hold 332 applications in total for the NE1 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
NE1 4XE
Application type
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary

Planning application dates

Validated
18 March 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

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