The Arrowmark Home Improvements Stadium Durham Road Birtley DH3 2QW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00786/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Commercial & major works

Proposal

Construction of new car park and associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 20 Dec 2026 and 12 Jan 2027, from Gateshead's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1647 m away: A1 Birtley to Coal House Improvement Scheme; Inside the Birtley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
DH3 2QW
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Birtley
Parish
Birtley Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Items
Applicant
Show
Agent
THD Commercial Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Gateshead usually decides full applications by day 91.

Day 1081 days to the predicted decision (day 91)
23%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
17%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Birtley Sports Centre Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2TB
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Installation of TEF 24m lattice tower on new concrete fo…
DC/24/00754/TDPA
2023 Approved
Domnick Hunter Parker Hannifin Durham Road Birtley DH3 2SF
Discharge of condition 4 (Unexpected Contamination) of planning application DC/23/00039/F…
23/00039/DOC1
2023 Approved
Cedrec Limited Clairty House Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 2TB
Change of use from mixed use (Sui Generis) flexible space, art gallery, event space, work…
DC/23/00621/COU
2022 Approved
Birtley Town FC Durham Road Chester Le Street
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Proposed installation of TEF 21.0m lattice tower, 6no. T…
DC/22/00696/TDPA
2020 Approved
Domnick Hunter Parker Hannifin Durham Road Birtley Birtley DH3 2SF
Re-configuration/extension of existing car park at front of building to provide additiona…
DC/20/00216/FUL
2019 Approved
Richmond Place, White House Durham Road Birtley Birtley DH3 2QQ
Creation of a two space customer car parking area
DC/19/00369/FUL
2018 Approved
The Thought Foundation Clairty House Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2TB
Change of Use of ground floor from mixed use B1/B2 (Sui Generis) to mixed use (Sui Generi…
DC/18/00310/COU
2018 Approved
Domnick Hunter Parker Hannifin Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2SF
Discharge of condition number 4 - Construction Methodology
17/00692/DOC1
2018 Approved
Clarity House Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2TB
Discharge of condition 7 (Car Park Strategy) of planning application DC/17/00108/FUL.
17/00108/DOC3
2017 Approved
Domnick Hunter Parker Hannifin Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2SF
Construction Method Statement document outlining the contractors approach to on site cons…
DC/17/00692/FUL
2017 Approved
Clairty House Durham Road Birtley Chester Le Street DH3 2TB
Change of use of ground floor only of Clarity House from a mixed use B1/B2 sui generis to…
DC/17/00108/COU
Gateshead
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#255 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
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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