MEA House Ellison Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8XS
Proposal
Change of use of MEA House from Class E (commercial) to Class F1(a) (education), alongside internal and external alterations and public realm improvement works to Ellison Place.
- Received (week of)
- 2 November 2026
- Ward
- Monument
- ReceivedReceived (week of)2 Nov
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
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About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at MEA House Ellison Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 8XS. Newcastle upon Tyne has handled 3,879 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
Application details
- Postcode
- NE1 8XS
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Brownfield land register: Throckley Nursing Home Ponteland Road ThrockleyRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.
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.
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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
- 20262 Nov
Listed Building Application: Internal and external alterations to MEA House to include new rendered concrete…
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside2026/1709/01/LBC - 20262 Nov
Change of use of MEA House from Class E (commercial) to Class F1(a) (education), alongside internal and…
This applicationPendingDischarge of conditions2026/1710/01/DET
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Before the decision
You may need a heritage statement. Heritage & archaeology consultants near this site
A listed building is on or next to this site.
- 0.3 miNewcastle Upon TyneRICS Regulated
- 0.4 miRoyal QuaysRTPI
- 0.7 miNewcastle upon TyneRTPI
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for commercial fit-out near this site- Greython Construction LtdVerifiedSouth ShieldsConstruction ManagementPrincipal Contracting7.7 mi
- T Clarke Contracting LtdElectrician0.3 mi
- T Clarke PLCElectrician0.3 mi
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