THE BALLOON Silver Lonnen, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2HB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of existing public house and erection of a drive thru coffee shop (Sui Generis) with car and cycle parking; loading bay; service area; hard and soft landscaping; external seating area and associated works ( amended plans, noise report and Drainage strategy received 3 June 2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 14 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Newcastle upon Tyne Planning Committee on 10 Jul 2026.
Refused unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because of design, highways, air quality and drainage problems outweighing the benefits.
- Residents and the ward member raised concerns about congestion, highway safety, design and the loss of a valued community facility.
- The committee unanimously refused permission for the four stated reasons.
Source: Plota analysis of Newcastle upon Tyne's committee minutes of 10 Jul 2026.
Documents 31
Decision & officer reports 5
Statements & assessments 12
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 3
Other documents 1
Site constraints 1
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Important details
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Application type
- Detailed Application
- Postcode
- NE5 2HB
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- y_West Fenham (up to May 2026)
- Parish
- Not Within A Parish Boundary
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 23 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refused
- Decision date
- 14 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Planning Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ELG Planning
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 24 days slower than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 71 for commercial and major works. Refused, as 12% of commercial and major works here are.
Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Newcastle upon Tyne in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 10 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Newcastle upon Tyne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).
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.
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