EAST DENTON HALL, 800 West Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2BJ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/0241/01/LBC - Listed Building Consent
Date received
26 Jun 2026
Postcode
NE5 2BJ
Type
Listed Building Consent

Description

Internal and external alterations to facilitate conversion and change of use of former Catholic Church bishop's residence/office (Sui-Generis) to 12-bed learning disability unit (long-term care) (Class C2). Proposed alterations to include replacement of window with doors to rear, new windows and doors in existing store room to create office, new windows to porch and where damaged elsewhere, new doorway openings and stud partition walls to create bedrooms and bathrooms on first and second floors, new drainage and plumbing runs and extract ductwork, blocking up of doorways in rear courtyard and at first and second floor, removal of stone stairs to rear (retrospective) and removal of partition walls in chapel (retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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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
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Newcastle upon Tyne decision performance
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