7 Armstrong Terrace, South Shields, NE33 4LE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Ground floor dwelling to a 3 bedroom, 3 person HMO, and amendments and insertion of windows and doors Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 26 May 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Tyneside Planning Committee on 26 May 2026.
Refused by 8 votes to 1
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Permission was sought to change a ground floor dwelling into a three-bed HMO, with windows and doors altered.
- A councillor objected on grounds of overconcentration, residential amenity and highway issues, and members worried about a shared yard with the flat upstairs.
- Members voted 8 to 1 to refuse, citing cumulative harm from HMOs to the area's character and residents' amenity.
Source: Plota analysis of South Tyneside's committee minutes of 26 May 2026.
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 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.
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Important details
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NE33 4LE
- Received
- around 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- West Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Refuse Permission 26-05-2026
- Decision date
- 26 May 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Maine Blueprints
How this decision compares
Decided in 90 days from validation, 42 days slower than South Tyneside's median of 48 for extensions. Refused, as 2% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Tyneside in the last twelve months, from validation. South Tyneside decision record →
Historical activity at this location
7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
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