Former Fire Station, Police Station And Magistrates Court, Pilgrim Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6SE Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2023/1293/17/LBC - Approval of Details Reserved by Condition
Date received
23 Mar 2026
Postcode
NE1 6SE
Type
Approval of Details Reserved by Condition

Description

Listed Building Application: Submission of details – of all repairs to the Phase 2 stonework, brickwork, granite and concrete (both internal and external to the building), including a sample area and sample of mortar for the repairs to comply with condition 38 of Planning Permission dated 18-04-2024… Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 176.

Day 176, past the statutory target. 89% of discharge of conditions in Newcastle upon Tyne are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Aug 2026.

Day 176120 days past the 56-day target
70%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
30,116decided in the last year

Plota live figures for discharge of conditions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent discharge of conditions in Newcastle upon Tyne to go on. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 3

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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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