St Cuthberts House Sidmouth Road Gateshead NE9 6US Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from a Care Home (Use Class C2) and 2no. Residential Units (Use Class C3) to a Day Nursery (Use Class E (f)); widening of vehicle access; construction of link infill extension on east elevation, a new aluminium framed double glazed screen with doors and a raise platform on the west elevation, metal steps at the eastern part of the site; and retrospective demolition of single storey offshoot on eastern elevation, outbuildings, garages and a conservatory and the levelling and hardcoring of land at the northern part of the site. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Gateshead's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 5
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, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £200,000 in March 1996. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 24 of the 56-day target. Gateshead usually decides changes of use by day 99.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Gateshead in the last twelve months, from validation. Gateshead decision record →
Public comments
19 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 28 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Gateshead is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #289 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 67% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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