Lynn's Hair Design, 47 Edgefield Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3AA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of (Class E) to Hot Food takeaway (Sui Generis) including associated external alterations including new shopfront, installation of kitchen extraction and ventilation equipment with external flue to rear terminating at roof level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
11 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
16 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area; Tree preservation order 24 m away: Edgefield Avenue/Rowan Drive.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £20,000 in April 2001. Terraced house, freehold.

27 April 2001£20,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Detailed Application
Postcode
NE3 3AA
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
11 Sept 2026
Ward
Fawdon and West Gosforth
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Collaborative Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 25 days faster than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 60 for changes of use. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.

47%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
137decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Nov 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.