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Queen Alexandra College Queen Alexandra Road West North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 9BZ

24/01627/FULMFull Major applicationApproved
Full

Approved on 14 January 2026

Planning committee41 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Redevelopment of former Tynemet College site, including demolition of modern college buildings and construction of 47no. Dwellings and associated hard and soft landscaping works (REVISED PLANS)

Received
10 December 2024
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
17
Ward
Preston With Preston Grange
  1. Received10 Dec
  2. Validated17 Dec
  3. Consult.4 Dec
  4. Target13 May
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 393 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Queen Alexandra College Queen Alexandra Road West North Shields Tyne And Wear NE29 9BZ. North Tyneside has handled 1,367 applications of this type. This one was decided in 400 days, 50 weeks longer than North Tyneside's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Preston With Preston Grange. We hold 405 applications in total for the NE29 postcode area.

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

Postcode
NE29 9BZ
Application type
Full Major application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
47
Parish
North Shields

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 December 2024
Consultation expiry
4 December 2025
Consultation start
13 November 2025
Consultation end
4 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
10 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
28 May 2025
Last date for comments
4 December 2025
Target decision date
13 May 2025
Committee meeting
22 October 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Alex Franklin Floor 1 Maybrook House Grainger Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 5JE

Planning decision

Statutory period
147 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 June 2025
Advertisement expiry
3 July 2025
Site notice start
12 June 2025
Site notice end
3 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13580554
Documents
151
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Tyne Metropolitan College, Academy CampusOn or next to this site
  • 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.

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  2. 2026
    22 Jun

    Non material amendment of planning approval 24/01627/FULM

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment26/00906/AMEND
  3. 2024
    10 Dec

    Redevelopment of former Tynemet College site, including demolition of modern college buildings and…

    This applicationApprovedFull24/01627/FULM

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