28 - 30 The Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3RF Data via plota.co.uk

2025/0276/02/RVC - Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Minor Material Amendment: Variation of Condition 2 (Amendment to approved plans to change layout to second, third and fourth floors) of planning permission 2025/0276/01/DET dated 30.06.2026. Creation of 3no. short-term let apartments (Class C3) at second, third, and fourth floor levels, together with associated internal and external alterations as amended by plans received 02/03/26, 19/03/26, 01/04/26 02/07/26, 07/04/26 and 11/05/26. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 5 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Oct 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 9

Grade I listed: 28 and 30, Close
List entry 1024915 · The pin is inside its outline · 36 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade I, 5 Grade II*, 20 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 36 with distances
Historic England ↗
Central conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument 34 m away: Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No.1b (City Centre)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
World heritage site 34 m away: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 18 m away: 32, Close (The Cooperage); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Application type
Removal/Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
NE1 3RF
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Monument
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
ELG Planning
Leaseholder
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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