14 Tavistock Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3JA

Refused 2026/0545/01/DET - Detailed Application
Date received
23 May 2026
Postcode
NE2 3JA
Type
Detailed Application

Description

Change of use of vacant commercial garage at rear and existing residential garage serving Use Class C4 HMO at rear to allow for expansion and change of use from existing six bedroom Use Class C4 HMO into an eight bedroom large HMO (sui generis), with new windows and new raised shallow-sloped roof to include residential insulation requirements (the physical works already under an extant permission 2026/0159/01/DET).

Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#140 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Newcastle upon Tyne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #204 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #87 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #57 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #204 of 292
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #174 of 292
89%
Minor dwellings approved
38 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
62 decided
910
Total decisions
70 refused in 2025