L D Mountain Centre, 30 - 34 Dean Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1PG Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0105/01/DET - Detailed Application Approved

Proposal

External alterations to elevations to include dormer extensions, windows, vents and removal of bay on front elevation to be replaced with entrance to residential units, internal alterations to include installation of new partition walls and doors to create 10 no residential units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Validated
27 Jan 2026
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Committee
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Newcastle upon Tyne Planning Committee on 10 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the scheme would provide homes and reuse upper floors without significant adverse effects.
  • No public representations were received; consultees raised no objections subject to conditions, while police recommended security measures.
  • The committee granted planning permission subject to ten conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, decision and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Newcastle upon Tyne's committee minutes of 10 Jul 2026.

Documents 35

Plans & drawings 24

PDF PrRearElevations-NPLD-ASA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-106-A3-P03 Plans · 30 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 1st floor plan Plans · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-ZZ-02-DR-A-103-S0-P01 - Proposed Second Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-ZZ-03-DR-A-104-S0-P01 - Proposed Third Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-ZZ-XX-DR-A-001-S0-P00 - The Location Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-ZZ-01-DR-A-500-S0-P01 - Proposed Site Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-005-S0_Rev P00 - Existing Front Elevation Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-006-S0_Rev P00 - Existing Rear Elevation Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-007-S0_Rev P00 - Existing Side Elevation and Section Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-02-DR-A-056-S0_Rev P00 - Second Floor Demolition Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-03-DR-A-057-S0_Rev P00 - Third Floor Demolition Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-00-DR-A-010-S0_Rev C00 - Existing Ground Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-01-DR-A-011-S0_Rev P00 - Existing First Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-02-DR-A-012-S0_Rev P00 - Existing Second Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-03-DR-A-013-S0_Rev P00 - Existing Third Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-ZZ-00-DR-A-101-S0_Rev P02 - Proposed Ground Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-00-DR-A-009-S0_Rev C00 - Existing Basement Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-ZZ-00-DR-A-100-S0_Rev P00 - Proposed Basement Floor Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-00-DR-A-054-S0_Rev P01 - Ground Floor Demolition Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-01-DR-A-055-S0_Rev P01 - First Floor Demolition Plan Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-105-S0_Rev P01 - Proposed Front Elevation Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-107-S0_Rev P02 - Proposed Section Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-108-S0_Rev P02 - Proposed Side Elevation Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NPLD-ASA-XX-XX-DR-A-106-S0_Rev P02 - Proposed Rear Elevation Plans · 20 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

52 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 30-48, Dean Street, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 41 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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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 ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 125 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 ↗
Also on the record
World heritage site about 125 m away: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall); Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Detailed Application
Postcode
NE1 1PG
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
27 Jan 2026
Ward
y_Monument (up to May 2026)
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ainsworth Spark Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 169 days from validation, 99 days slower than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 70 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

40%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
120decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Jul 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