Unit 1 Brooklands Way Boldon Colliery NE35 9LZ Data via plota.co.uk

260094 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Class B8 to Class E (d) for an indoor adventure park with associated external works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Feb 2026
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Validated
5 May 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 6

National infrastructure project about 53 m away: A19 / A184 Testos Junction Improvement
The site is about 53 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: A19 Downhill Lane Junction Improvement (decided, about 1439 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Boldon Colliery built-up area; Priority habitat about 28 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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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Other new applications on this street

28 Jul 2026Pending

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Important details

Council
South Tyneside
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
NE35 9LZ
Received
13 Feb 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Boldon Colliery
Case officer
Show
Decision
Grant Permission with Conditions
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
DLA Town Planning Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 140 days from validation, 65 days slower than South Tyneside's median of 75 for changes of use. Approved, as 63% of changes of use here are.

36%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
29decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
8 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2017 Refused
10 Brooklands Way Boldon Colliery NE35 9LZ
Change of use from B2 General Industrial to D2 Assembly and Leisure, with alterations to…
ST/0921/17/FUL
2016 Approved
Land Adjacent to 16 Brooklands Way Boldon Colliery NE35 9LZ
Application for the approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and sca…
ST/0607/16/RES
South Tyneside
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#108 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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.

More permissive than most councils
98% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Tyneside decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #92 of 296
98%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #24 of 296
64%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #154 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #186 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
8 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
58%
Change of use approved
48 decided
396
Total decisions
32 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings