Derwentwater Court Bensham Gateshead NE8 2HB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed construction of 10no. dwellings including car parking and landscaping works (amended plans received 10.02.2026 and 09.04.2026, drainage information received 01.05.2026, landscaping scheme received 13.05.2026, additional drainage info received 02.06.2026). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Site constraints 4
Show all 2 with distances
- 50 mChurch of St CuthbertGrade II
- 90 mNumbers 235, 235a and 237 and Forecourt Walls, Railings and GateGrade II
Checked on 12 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 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
- NE8 2HB
- Received
- 31 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 4 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Lobley Hill And Bensham
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant
- Decision date
- 18 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 7 Oct 2024 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3347038 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- HMH Architects Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 287 days from validation, 187 days slower than Gateshead's median of 100 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
61 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 17 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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