Magic Wok, 561 Welbeck Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 3AA
Grant Conditionally
2026/0211/01/DET - Detailed Application
Description
Change of use of ground floor from hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) to retail convenience store (Class E) with alterations to shopfront; change of use of first floor from store to hot food takeaway to 5no.bed residential apartment (Class C3) and removal of extraction flue to rear.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
5.1/10
Average
#140 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Newcastle upon Tyne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #204 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Newcastle upon Tyne decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #87 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #57 of 292
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #204 of 292
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #174 of 292
89%
Minor dwellings approved
38 decided (1-9 homes)
94%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
62 decided
910
Total decisions
70 refused in 2025