Newcastle City Council, SACRED HEART RC PRIMARY SCHOOL Convent Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 9XZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0491/01/DET - Detailed Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of single-storey nursery extension to the east elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Validated
7 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Application type
Detailed Application
Postcode
NE4 9XZ
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
7 May 2026
Ward
y_Wingrove (up to May 2026)
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Eddisons Commercial Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 9 days slower than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
564decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Newcastle upon Tyne in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Jul 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle upon Tyne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #113 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #86 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #205 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #165 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
70 decided
1,005
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026