Newcastle University, CASTLE LEAZES HALLS Castle Leazes, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4NY Data via plota.co.uk

2024/0999/01/EIA - Detailed Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of 2no. student accommodation blocks (up to 9 storeys in height) comprising 2,009 no. rooms (Use Class C3 and/or C4 and/or Sui Generis) with ancillary facilities, public realm, hard and soft landscaping, sustainable drainage and associated access, parking and infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:53

Application progress

✓

Received

27 Jun 2024

✓

Approved

3 Sept 2025

Approved on 3 Sept 2025 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 245

Decision & officer reports 4

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 3 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Committee Report - Plan Officer Report · 14 May 2025 View ↗ PDF Committee Report Officer Report · 14 May 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 70

Plans & drawings 125

Application forms 3

PDF CIL assumption of liability form Supporting/Supplementary Info · 3 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF 1410-LVIA-Massing-overlays-and-Photomontages-full-set-to-split-Part5 Application Forms/Certificates · 18 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Application Form - Redacted Application Forms/Certificates · 28 Jun 2024 View ↗

Consultation & comments 5

PDF L018v1-PL-Castle-Leazes-Response-to-Consultation-11_09_24 Supporting/Supplementary Info · 16 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF ALO-Response-Castle-Leazes-05_09_24 Supporting/Supplementary Info · 16 Sept 2024 View ↗ PDF Applicant response to public comments Supporting/Supplementary Info · 12 Aug 2024 View ↗ PDF Applicant response to ATE comments Supporting/Supplementary Info · 12 Aug 2024 View ↗ PDF Daylight and Sunlight Report Neighbouring Properties - 190624 Supporting/Supplementary Info · 28 Jun 2024 View ↗

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.

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

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Newcastle upon Tyne built-up area.

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 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: Newcastle upon Tyne
Application type: Detailed Application
Postcode: NE2 4NY
Received: 27 Jun 2024
Validated: 27 Jun 2024
Ward: y_Arthurs Hill (up to May 2026)
Parish: Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Sept 2025
Decision: Grant Conditionally
Decision date: 3 Sept 2025
Decision level: Planning Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Pegasus Group

How this decision compares

Decided in 433 days from validation, 277 days slower than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 156 for new homes. Approved, as 81% of new homes here are.

This one433d

Council156d

UK57d

31%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

15%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 5 Sept 2025

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025

Submission of designs of staff showering and changing facilities to partially comply with…

2024/0999/03/DCC 10 Nov 2025

2025 Approved

Submission of details of Biodiversity gain plan, metric, and statement, Habitat Managemen…

2024/0999/02/DCC 16 Oct 2025

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Notification of Prior Approval for demolition of Castle Leazes Halls of Residence.

2024/0707/01/NOD 9 May 2024

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Newcastle University, Newcastle University, Castle Leazes Halls Castle Leazes, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4NY

Screening Opinion in respect of the demolition of Castle Leazes Halls of Residence.

2024/0708/01/SCR 29 Apr 2024

2024 Withdrawn

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Demolition of existing buildings and structures alongside works to site access.

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2016 Approved

Hf0001 Farne House, Havelock Hall Castle Leazes, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4NX

Installation of new UPVC windows, creation of larger windows and the replacement of tuber…

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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

Newcastle University, CASTLE LEAZES HALLS Castle Leazes, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 4NY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 245

Decision & officer reports 4

Statements & assessments 70

Plans & drawings 125

Application forms 3

Consultation & comments 5

Other documents 38

Site constraints 3

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