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Promenade And Central Lower Promenade Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear

16/01830/LAREG3planning application by local authorityApproved
Full

Approved on 21 February 2017

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to Central Promenade comprising of: Cladding the existing lower promenade sea wall; Construction of a mechanically stabilised earth retaining wall on the lower promenade and subsequent widening of the upper promenade; Improvement of existing lower promenade and coastal frontage access, and associated public realm works (Updated - DESIGN STATEMENT: POTENTIAL UNDERLYING MINE WORKINGS)

Received
14 November 2016
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
11
Ward
Whitley Bay
  1. Received14 Nov
  2. Validated22 Nov
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target7 Mar
  5. Decided21 Feb

Decided in 91 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Promenade And Central Lower Promenade Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear. North Tyneside has handled 1,367 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 7 weeks longer than North Tyneside's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

97% of full applications at North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
planning application by local authority
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Whitley Bay

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 November 2016
Consultation expiry
24 February 2017
Consultation start
10 February 2017
Consultation end
24 February 2017
Neighbour consultation start
22 February 2017
Neighbour consultation end
20 December 2016
Last date for comments
24 February 2017
Target decision date
7 March 2017
Committee meeting
21 February 2017
Decision issued
22 February 2017
Permission expires
22 February 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Scott Parkes Civic Centre Level 4 Victoria Road Hartlepool TS24 7BT

Planning decision

Statutory period
105 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 December 2016
Advertisement expiry
29 December 2016
Site notice start
8 December 2016
Site notice end
29 December 2016

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05588418
Documents
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • SSSI: Northumberland Shore SSSIPart of the site · +1 more
  • Special Protection Area: Northumbria CoastPart of the site
  • Ramsar wetland: Northumbria CoastPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Hush Lounge 20 - 24 South ParadeRegister site at or near this address · +2 more
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, Special Areas of Conservation, 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

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© 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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Associated applications

  1. 2017
    14 Jun

    Removal of condition 7 of application 16/01830/LAREG3

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)17/0088F5/FULES
  2. 2016
    14 Nov

    Works to Central Promenade comprising of: Cladding the existing lower promenade sea wall; Construction of a…

    This applicationApprovedFull16/01830/LAREG3

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