12 Surrey Street, Jarrow, NE32 5SB Data via plota.co.uk

260115 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Change of use from Class C3 Dwelling House to Class C4 six-bedroom house of multiple occupation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Committee
26 May 2026
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Refused
26 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 May 2026 · Last checked 20 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by South Tyneside Planning Committee on 26 May 2026.

Refused

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • An online petition had 483 objections, and a councillor lodged a late objection citing residential impact and cumulative harm.
  • A councillor and two residents spoke against the scheme, raising parking, noise, safety and the impact on a settled family street.
  • Members voted unanimously to refuse, citing harm to the area's character and amenity and unacceptable pressure on already limited on-street parking.
Read how the committee decided The objections, the debate and the reasons for refusal.

Source: Plota analysis of South Tyneside's committee minutes of 26 May 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Jarrow built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £217,000 in September 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

5 September 2025£217,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NE32 5SB
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Monkton
Case officer
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Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
26 May 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Vaughan Architecture Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 24 days slower than South Tyneside's median of 64 for full applications. Refused, as 22% of full applications here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
77decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Tyneside in the last twelve months, from validation. South Tyneside decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Apr 2026
South Tyneside
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#108 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

South Tyneside ranks #154 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Tyneside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #92 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #24 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #154 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #186 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
8 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
48 decided
396
Total decisions
32 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.