Former Machine Shop And Smiths Shop Buildings South Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3PD Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 2026/1075/01/DET - Detailed Application
Date received
28 Jul 2026
Postcode
NE1 3PD
Type
Detailed Application

Description

Erection of 3no. residential blocks of between 4 and 6 storeys in height with a maximum of 79 dwellings, 1 no commercial unit (Use Class E(b)), 1 no community unit (Use Class F1 (a, b, c , d, e)), car parking spaces and associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision around 22 Sept 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Day 49 of the 91-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 4942 days to the 91-day target
61%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
55,636decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Newcastle upon Tyne to go on. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Former Robert Stephenson and Company Fitting Shop
List entry 1389277 · 18 m from the pin · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Central conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Air quality management area: AQMA No.1b (City Centre)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Scheduled monument 81 m away: Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle upon Tyne decision statistics
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