Hebburn Town Football Club 16 South Drive Hebburn NE31 1UN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed works including 2 x 3G pitches, new main spectators stand (including home changing room, 3 additional changing rooms, medical room, media room, kitchen, entrance lobby, admin room, function hall, associated w/c), extensions to the north stand, extension to east stand, ground floor extension to existing pavilion below balcony deck, new vehicular site access via South Drive and pedestrian access via Victoria Road, conversion of existing (changing room) building to a community hub, new and replacement floodlighting, renewables (solar and AWHP) and extension to existing car park Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Tyneside Planning Committee on 9 Mar 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Officers recommended approval of new pitches, a spectator stand, changing rooms, a community hub and more floodlighting and parking at the football club.
- A councillor and two residents objected over car park access, parking, noise and antisocial behaviour; the applicant said the scheme would strengthen the club.
- Members voted 10 to 1 to approve, subject to a financial contribution towards a traffic order and the recommended conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of South Tyneside's committee minutes of 9 Mar 2026.
Site constraints 2
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
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NE31 1UN
- Received
- 2 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Hebburn South
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Permission with Conditions
- Decision date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hedley Planning Services Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 139 days from validation, 72 days slower than South Tyneside's median of 67 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.
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Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 1 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
South Tyneside ranks #154 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 98% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
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