Land To South Of Clara Vale Village Hall South View Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SN Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00056/FUL - Full Application Approved
AgriculturalChange of useCommercial & major worksTrees & landscaping

Proposal

Proposed change of use of land to private equestrian use including the creation of a 20 metre x 40 metre equestrian exercise area with fence and gates and new tree and hedge planting (additional information submitted 15.07.2026) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jan 2026
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Validated
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
25 Sept 2026

Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Crawcrook and Greenside built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Gateshead
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE40 3SN
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Crawcrook And Greenside
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
25 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 190 days from validation, 91 days slower than Gateshead's median of 99 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
17%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gateshead in the last twelve months, from validation. Gateshead decision record →

Public comments

8comments received
2 objecting6 supporting

75% support · above the UK average of 16%

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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DC/23/00093/HHA
2021 Approved
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DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Enlargement of dwellinghouse by construction of one addi…
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2020
Stannerford Road Ryton
Electricity pole and overhead conductor replacement works
DC/20/00609/OHL
2018 Approved
Glen View Stannerford Road Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SN
CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR EXISTING DEVELOPMENT - single storey extensions to the side…
DC/18/01302/CPE
2019 Approved
Norbreck Stannerford Road Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SN
Single storey rear extension to provide accessible bedroom, and minor external alteration…
DC/19/01161/HHA
2018 Approved
Norbreck Stannerford Road Clara Vale Ryton NE40 3SN
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2018 Approved
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Gateshead
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#255 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Gateshead is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #289 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 67% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gateshead decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #130 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #107 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #289 of 296
67%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #282 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
24 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
37 decided
482
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings