Former Magnet Hotel Birchington Avenue Grangetown TS6 7HX Data via plota.co.uk

R/2026/0564/FF - Full Valid

Proposal

Change of use of former hotel to ground floor retail/chemist with 2 flats at first floor; single storey extensions to front to provide shop front; single storey extension to rear to provide garage and provision of pitched roof over existing single storey projection; erection of a 2.4m fence Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓

Received

11 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

20 Aug 2026

Decision

Target date was 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 71.

The consultation period closed on 24 Sept 2026.

Documents 12

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SPA/Ramsar

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

National infrastructure project about 978 m away: Tees CCPP

The site is about 978 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: The Net Zero Teesside Project (decided, about 1615 m); Lighthouse Green Fuels Project (application submitted, about 1987 m); East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline (at pre-application, about 434 m); H2NorthEast (H2NE) (at pre-application, about 726 m); H2Teesside (withdrawn, about 843 m).

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Eston built-up area.

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 Planning Inspectorate 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: Redcar and Cleveland
Application type: Full
Postcode: TS6 7HX
Received: 11 Aug 2026
Validated: 20 Aug 2026
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Sch 2
Applicant: Show
Agent: SEAN McLEAN DESIGN

Decision outlook

Day 71, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Redcar and Cleveland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 19 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target

58%decided within 8 weeks

92%approved

10%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Redcar and Cleveland in the last twelve months, from validation. Redcar and Cleveland decision record →

Public comments

4comments received

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 26 Aug 2026
Comments by: 24 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

3 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Redcar and Cleveland

Planning Authority Score

6.8/10

Good

#69 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

Redcar and Cleveland ranks #169 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines

decisions usually arrive on time

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Redcar and Cleveland decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

96%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #15 of 296

96%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #58 of 296

62%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #169 of 296

30%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #56 of 296

78%

Minor dwellings approved

18 decided (1-9 homes)

100%

Major dwellings approved

9 decided (10+ homes)

95%

Change of use approved

37 decided

418

Total decisions

16 refused in the year to March 2026

Former Magnet Hotel Birchington Avenue Grangetown TS6 7HX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 12

Statements & assessments 1

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 10

Site constraints 3

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