Winston House Durham Road Chester Le Street DH3 1HT Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00408/ADV - Application to Display Adverts Approved
Signs & adverts

Proposal

The installation of 1 illuminated top sign, 1 illuminated bottom sign and 1 illuminated logo panel. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
National infrastructure project about 630 m away: A1 Birtley to Coal House Improvement Scheme
The site is about 630 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Birtley built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £201,000 in July 2011. Detached house, freehold.

29 July 2011£201,000
22 September 2005£180,000New build

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

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Important details

Council
Gateshead
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
DH3 1HT
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
22 May 2026
Ward
Lamesley
Parish
Birtley Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Temporary Permission
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NCR Atleos

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 93% of signs and adverts here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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Gateshead
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#255 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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