The Arch Newcastle, ARCH 4 Westgate Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 1SA Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1487/01/LBC - Listed Building Consent Pending Consideration

Proposal

Listed Building Application: internal alterations to include installation of new partition walls and doors to create new toilets/store rooms, new serving counter and back bar, fixed seating and frosted film applied to windows to ground and Mezzanine floor for use of new cocktail bar. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 3 Nov 2026 and 13 Dec 2026, from Newcastle upon Tyne's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Irving House, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 18 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument about 119 m away: Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
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
World heritage site about 119 m away: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall); Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 16 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.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
NE1 1SA
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Monument
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. Newcastle upon Tyne usually decides changes of use by day 70.

Day 2743 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
40%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
120decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Newcastle upon Tyne in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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