Plot 1, Building B, The Helix, Saint James Boulevard, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5TF Data via plota.co.uk

2023/1865/02/RVC - Removal/Variation of Condition(s) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Minor material amendment: Variation of Condition 2 (Amendment to approved plans to include extension of basement footprint, redesign of floor layouts at basement, ground, fifth and sixth floor, and alterations to elevations) as amended by plans and information received 25.09.2026 of planning permission 2023/1865/01/DET dated 18.11.2025. Erection of 7 storey hotel (198 bedrooms) (Class C1) with ancillary café and bar at ground floor level function rooms at basement level (Class E/Sui Generis), associated access, servicing and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 5 Nov 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 6

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: about 37 m from the postcode pin (reference 424564-011).
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.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Scheduled monument about 129 m away: Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
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 ↗
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Grade II, about 45 m from the postcode pin · 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 47 m away: Central; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area; Air quality management area about 59 m away: AQMA No.1b (City Centre).
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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
Removal/Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
NE4 5TF
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Monument
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Avison Young

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
5 Nov 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