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270 - 272 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne

2026/1350/01/DETDetailed ApplicationPending Decision

Proposal

Change of use of part of fifth floor (retrospective) and fourth floor from offices (Class E) to a recording studio (Sui Generis).

Received (week of)
10 August 2026
Ward
Monument
  1. Received10 Aug
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided
8 weeks typical decision time in Newcastle upon Tyne100% of detailed application applications approved

This is a planning application for a change of use at 270 - 272 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 91 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 285 applications across Monument. We hold 308 applications in total for the NE1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
2026/1350/01/DET
Address
270 - 272 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Postcode
NE1 5SG
Local Authority
Newcastle upon Tyne
Application Type
Detailed Application
Decision Status
Undecided
Ward
Monument
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Received
Week of 10 August 2026

Planning Decision

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Coordinates
54.969860, -1.615857
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Newcastle upon Tyne

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Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Central
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1977/008Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • World Heritage Site buffer zone: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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.

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 2026-10-09. 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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