9 Urfa Terrace, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE33 2ES Data via plota.co.uk

260566 - Full Planning Permission REGISTERED

Proposal

Change of Use from Guest House (C1) to dwelling (C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Validated
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Oct 2026 and 15 Oct 2026, from South Tyneside's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 3

World heritage site about 92 m away: North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 217 m away: Roman fort, South Shields; Inside the South Shields built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 20 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NE33 2ES
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 39 of the 56-day target. South Tyneside usually decides commercial premises by day 44.

Day 3917 days to the 56-day target
62%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
26decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by South Tyneside in the last twelve months, from validation. South Tyneside decision record →

South Tyneside
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#108 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Tyneside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #92 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #24 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #154 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #186 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
8 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
48 decided
396
Total decisions
32 refused in the year to March 2026