23 Lesbury Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 5LB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1268/01/HOU - Household Applications Pending Consideration

Proposal

Erection of a single storey extension to side and rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 31 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Jesmond and Heaton. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Registered park or garden 213 m away: Jesmond Dene, Armstrong and Heaton Parks; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £107,000 in March 2000. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 March 2000£107,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Household Applications
Postcode
NE6 5LB
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Heaton
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 82% of extensions in Newcastle upon Tyne are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 20 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 29 Oct 2026.

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
656decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Newcastle upon Tyne in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
31 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

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