68 - 72 Howard Street North Shields Tyne And Wear NE30 1AF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from 3no. commercial properties into 3no. residential properties, three storey with four bedrooms each. Alterations are proposed to the internal layouts and rear elevations, with demolition of later rear extensions. No changes are proposed to the street facing elevations Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 5 Nov 2026; it is now day 119.
Documents 17
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Show all 10 with distances
- 23 mBaptist ChurchGrade II
- 49 m28 Howard StreetGrade II
- 50 mFormer Wesleyan Reform Chapel and Sunday SchoolGrade II
- 62 mUnited Reformed Church of St ColumbaGrade II
- 62 mTasker HallGrade II
- 65 mFormer North Shields Municipal ComplexGrade II
- 72 mUnnamed
- 114 m97, HOWARD STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 116 mNorth Shields Mechanics Institute and Free LibraryGrade II
- 128 m98, 99 and 100 Howard StreetGrade II
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Important details
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Application type
- full planning application non major
- Postcode
- NE30 1AF
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- North Shields
- Parish
- North Shields
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ainsworth Spark Associates
Decision outlook
Day 119, past the statutory target. 96% of changes of use in North Tyneside are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Tyneside in the last twelve months, from validation. North Tyneside decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15038690
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15038690
- Neighbours
- 3 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 3 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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