Land South Of Chainbridge Road Blaydon NE21 5SS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00607/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Refused
Change of useCommercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE: Use of vacant land for open-air storage and parking of commercial vehicles (Use Class B8 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
25 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
1 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 37 m away (reference 418563-002). 2 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
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Also on the record
Local nature reserve 341 m away: Shibdon Pond; Inside the Blaydon built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
Gateshead
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
NE21 5SS
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Blaydon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Use considered to be unlawful
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
In Architecture Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 62 days faster than Gateshead's median of 99 for changes of use. Refused, as 16% of changes of use here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
17%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Blaydon Industrial Park Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Demolition of existing buildings (former Churchills buil…
DC/24/00901/DEM
2023 Approved
BRITISH TELECOM Blaydon Telephone Exchange Shibdon Road Blaydon On Tyne NE21 5QD
Proposed creation compound area, comprising of three storage containers, laying of hard s…
DC/23/00689/FUL
2024 Approved
Blaydon Jobcentreplus St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5AD
Proposed non-material amendment of application DC/23/00170/FUL to allow reconfiguration o…
DC/24/00335/NMA
2023 Approved
Sentinal Sheds St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5QD
Proposed erection of 2no. commercial units with associated landscaping and drainage
DC/23/00856/FUL
2023 Approved
Blaydon Jobcentreplus St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5AD
Installation of new air source heat pumps.
DC/23/00170/FUL
2022 Withdrawn
Sentinal Sheds St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5QD
Erection of 3 commercial units with associated landscaping and drainage.
DC/22/00106/FUL
2018 Approved
Sentinal Sheds St Cuthberts Way Blaydon NE21 5QD
The demolition of existing buildings and erection of an apartment building up to three st…
DC/18/00846/OUT
2018 Withdrawn
Blaydon Industrial Park Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Mixed use retail/leisure development comprising of a discount foodstore (1767 sqm GIA), A…
DC/18/00533/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Chainbridge Road Blaydon On Tyne
Reserved matters application pursuant to DC/16/01151/OUT for appearance, layout, scale an…
DC/17/01393/REM
2016 Approved
Chainbridge Industrial Estate Blaydon
Outline application (all matters reserved excluding access) for mixed use retail/leisure…
DC/16/01151/OUT
Gateshead
Planning Authority Score
2.4/10
Poor
#255 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Gateshead is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #289 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 67% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Gateshead decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #130 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #107 of 296
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #289 of 296
67%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #282 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
24 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
70%
Change of use approved
37 decided
482
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings