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Proposal
Development of up to 106 no. residential dwellings with associated infrastructure (Updated supporting information received 19.12.25, 03.03.26 and 09.03.26, amended plans received 23.12.25, 03.03.26 and 09.03.26, additional plans received 13.03.26, amended description 02.03.26) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Committee · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Gateshead Planning and Development Committee on 25 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the housing site would provide affordable homes, regenerate brownfield land and have no significant adverse impacts, subject to conditions.
- Residents objected over construction disturbance, traffic, infrastructure, green space, amenity, ecology, safety and the quality and affordability of the homes.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions and authorised the service director to amend the conditions as necessary.
Source: Plota analysis of Gateshead's committee minutes of 25 Mar 2026.
Associated applications 2
- Development of up to 106 no. residential dwellings with associated infrastructure (Updated supporting information received…
Conditions 5 refused
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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How this decision compares
Decided in 103 days from validation, about the council's usual 100 days. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Gateshead in the last twelve months, from validation. Gateshead decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 31 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 25 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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