3 Saxilby Drive, Gosforth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 5LS Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1829/01/HOU - Household Applications Approved

Proposal

Erection of single storey extension to rear, and an entrance porch (from amended plans received 09/09/2026). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Nov 2025
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Validated
19 Nov 2025
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Approved
28 Oct 2026

Approved on 28 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 29 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area; Tree preservation order 21 m away: Whitebridge Park and Fencerhill Wood; Priority habitat 22 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
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 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.

Sales history 5

Last sold for £678,000 in October 2022. Detached house, freehold.

10 October 2022£678,000
27 May 2016£530,000
23 November 2006£490,000
28 January 2005£490,000
5 September 1997£200,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area203 m² (2,185 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (72 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Household Applications
Postcode
NE3 5LS
Received
12 Nov 2025
Validated
19 Nov 2025
Ward
y_Parklands (up to May 2026)
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Conditionally
Decision date
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Marsfen Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 343 days from validation, 289 days slower than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
656decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.