Whitley Bay Metro Station Station Road Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear
Approved on 20 March 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
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Proposal
Refurbishment of Whitley Bay Footbridge including replacement of parapet cladding, decking and surfacing; installation of new handrails, accessibility features and bird deterrents; localised structural alterations as required; surface preparation and full repainting of steelwork
- Received
- 9 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- Whitley Bay North
- ReceivedReceived9 Dec
- ValidatedValidated9 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 Jan
- TargetTarget Date15 Mar
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 101 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Whitley Bay Metro Station Station Road Whitley Bay Tyne And Wear. North Tyneside has handled 46 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 7 weeks longer than North Tyneside's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Whitley Bay North.
100% of heritage 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
- listed building consent
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Whitley Bay
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 12 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 19 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 12 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 15 March 2026
- Permission expires
- 20 March 2029
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 96 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 18 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 8 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 8 January 2025
- Site notice end
- 29 January 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14499619
- Documents
- 35
- Constraints
- 19
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: 78/00001/TPOPart of the site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202324 Jul
Discharge of condition 3 of planning approval 22/00232/FUL
Agree discharge of planning conditionsDischarge of conditions23/00997/COND - 201716 Feb
Discharge of Condition 1 of planning approval 15/00274/LBC
Agree discharge of planning conditionsDischarge of conditions17/00256/COND - 201716 Feb
Discharge of Condition 1 of 15/00273/FUL
Agree discharge of planning conditionsDischarge of conditions17/00253/COND
Source: North Tyneside
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