8 Albemarle Street South Shields NE33 1LZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Public House (Sui Generis) to 18 bed HMO. External alterations comprising cladding to elevations, new/altered window and door openings, rear extensions to ground floor & second floor, balcony area to first floor, glass balustrade to first and second floor balconies/roof terrace and bin storage enclosure. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Last checked 19 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by South Tyneside Planning Committee on 21 Jul 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- Permission was sought to change a pub into an 18-bed HMO with cladding, altered windows and doors, extensions and new balconies.
- A member felt the scheme ticked all the boxes with a management plan in place, and another welcomed the external improvements.
- The committee voted unanimously to approve the application subject to conditions including an 18-person occupancy cap and noise mitigation measures.
Source: Plota analysis of South Tyneside's committee minutes of 21 Jul 2026.
Site constraints 3
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- 40 mStag's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 69 mUnnamed
- 123 mSouth Shields Museum and Art GalleryGrade II
- 124 mBarclays BankGrade II
- 137 mWall and Railings of the Museum and Art Gallery Fronting RoadGrade II
Checked on 11 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £150,000 in September 2021. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Postcode
- NE33 1LZ
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Grant Permission with Conditions 21-07-2026
- Decision date
- 21 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Goldline Architectural Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 139 days from validation, 91 days slower than South Tyneside's median of 48 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by South Tyneside in the last twelve months, from validation. South Tyneside decision record →
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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