Sunhill Court Starling Walk Sunniside NE16 5PF Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00663/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of windows at Sunhill Court. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
14 Oct 2026

Approved on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sunniside built-up area; Green belt about 72 m away: Tyne and Wear; 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. 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 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
NE16 5PF
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Whickham South And Sunniside
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
14 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Storm Tempest

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days faster than Gateshead's median of 63 for extensions. Approved, as 96% of extensions here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
193decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

75 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2020 Withdrawn
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2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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