Jump Giants Forge Road Gateshead NE8 2RB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use of a Car Park (Sui Generis), to Car Sales Facility (Sui Generis) at Land East of Jump Giants including creation of new vehicular access, installation of boundary fence and gates, and siting of sales cabin (part retrospective) (Additional information received on 21.05.2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Committee · Last checked 18 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Gateshead Planning and Development Committee on 15 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal was acceptable in principle and would not cause unacceptable impacts, subject to conditions.
- Eight representations objected, while an additional supporting representation brought the total to nine.
- The committee granted permission with conditions and amended the operating hours in Condition 5.
Source: Plota analysis of Gateshead's committee minutes of 15 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 3
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 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 169 days from validation, 70 days slower than Gateshead's median of 99 for changes of use. Approved, as 84% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gateshead in the last twelve months, from validation. Gateshead decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Jun 2026
- Committee
- 15 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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