Land Adjacent And East Of 95 Benton Park Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7NA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1508/01/DET - Detailed Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of community hall (Class F2) to residential dwelling (Class C3) including erection of porch to front, first floor extension, single storey extension to rear and alterations to elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 3 Dec 2026, from Newcastle upon Tyne's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 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, 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Newcastle upon Tyne - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Detailed Application
Postcode
NE7 7NA
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Dene and South Gosforth
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Anthony Minchella

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Newcastle upon Tyne usually decides changes of use by day 69.

Day 3039 days to the predicted decision (day 69)
41%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
139decided 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
4 Nov 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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