Eslington Primary School Rose Street Gateshead NE8 2LS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/00549/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Creation of new multi-use games area (MUGA) on one half of the car parking area of the school (amended plans and information submitted 22.09.2026 and 23.09.2026). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 02:46

Application progress

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Received

8 Jul 2026

✓

Validated

30 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 20 Nov 2026, from Gateshead's recent full applications.

The consultation period closed on 14 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.

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 ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Gateshead built-up area; Priority habitat about 49 m away: Deciduous woodland.

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: Gateshead
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: NE8 2LS
Received: 8 Jul 2026
Validated: 30 Jul 2026
Ward: Dunston And Teams
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 30 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Items
Applicant: Show
Agent: Gateshead Council

Decision outlook

Day 90 of the 56-day target. Gateshead usually decides full applications by day 100.

target

prediction

Day 9010 days to the predicted decision (day 100)

21%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Gateshead in the last twelve months, from validation. Gateshead decision record →

Public comments

1comment received

1 objecting

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

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