FORMER DISCOUNT ELECTRONICS, 7 Cross Street, Blackfriars, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4XE

Pending 2024/1066/02/RVC - Minor amendment application
Date received
23 May 2026
Postcode
NE1 4XE
Type
Minor amendment application

Description

Minor Material amendment to condition 2 (Amendment to approved plans) including revisions to ground floor layout of entrance foyer and bin and cycle storage facilities and associated design changes to the shop front elevation and repositioning of upper floor windows and dormer windows and installation of 1 no. air sourced heat pump to roof and amended screening of the plant and submission of details to comply with conditions including samples/details of materials and shop front RAL paint colour (to comply with condition 2), BRUKL Part L calculations (to comply with condition 8) and fabric energy efficiency measures (to comply with condition 13) of planning permission 2024/1066/01/DET: Change of use to commercial unit (Class E) to ground floor and creation of student accommodation (Class C4) to first , second and proposed third floor and roof extension with 5 no. dormer windows to front, external alterations including new shop front and creation of 2 no separate entrances to upper floors and proposed commercial bin store, cycle and refuge storage for residential apartments and proposed Air Sourced Heat Pumps to roof enclosed by 1.2m high metal louvered screen as amended by plans/details received 01/05/25 and 11/06/25.

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
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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