Carr- Ellison House William Armstrong Drive, Newcastle Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 7YA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1340/01/NRE - Prior not c/u retail to residential Pending Consideration

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval: Change of use of offices (Class E) to 89no. residential dwellings (Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
week of 28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 23 Nov 2026 and 22 Dec 2026, from Newcastle upon Tyne's recent changes of use.

Documents 31

Plans & drawings 18

PDF 4364-FBA-XX-XX-D-A-EX-901001-P01 Location Plan Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-FBA-XX-02-D-A-PD-011031-P01 Permitted Development Proposed Level 03 Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-FBA-XX-03-D-A-PD-011041-P01 Permitted Development Proposed Roof Plan Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-FBA-XX-02-D-A-PD-011011-P01 Permitted Development Proposed Level 01 Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-FBA-XX-02-D-A-PD-011021-P01 Permitted Development Proposed Level 02 Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-FBA-XX-00-D-A-PD-011001-P01 Permitted Development Proposed Level 00 Plans · 28 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-pd-901001-p1 - Proposed Site Plan Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-pd-013004-p1 - Proposed East and West Elevations Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-pd-013003-p1 - Proposed North and South Elevations Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-pd-012001-p1 - Proposed Section Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-ex-003002-p1 - Existing East and West Elevations Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-ex-003001-p1 - Existing North and South Elevations Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-xx-d-a-ex-002001-p1 - Existing Section Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-03-d-a-ex-001040-p1 - Existing Roof Plan Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-03-d-a-ex-001030-p1 - Existing Floor Plan Level 03 Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-02-d-a-ex-001020-p1 - Existing Floor Plan Level 02 Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-01-d-a-ex-001010-p1 - Existing Floor Plan Level 01 Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 4364-fba-xx-00-d-a-ex-001000-p1 - Existing Floor Plan level 00 Plans · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded adit: about 40 m from the postcode pin (reference 422563-021).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area; Priority habitat about 36 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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.

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Important details

Application type
Prior not c/u retail to residential
Postcode
NE4 7YA
Received
week of 28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Elswick
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
DPP Planning

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 91-day target. Newcastle upon Tyne usually decides changes of use by day 69.

Day 1180 days to the 91-day target
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
22 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