47 homes at Queen Alexandra College, North Shields
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by North Tyneside Planning Committee on 22 Oct 2025.
What was proposed
The application proposed demolishing modern college buildings and constructing 47 homes with associated hard and soft landscaping.
“Application No: 24/01627/FULM Author : Rebecca Andison Date valid: December 2024 : 0191 643 3854 Target decision date: March 2025 Ward: Preston With Preston Grange…”
“Proposal: Redevelopment of former Tynemet College site, including demolition of modern college buildings and construction of 47no. Dwellings and associated hard and soft landscaping works (REVISED PLANS)”
Officer report
Officers’ recommendation
Officers recommended granting the application subject to a legal agreement.
“RECOMMENDATION: Minded to grant legal agreement req.”
Officer report
Who spoke
A councillor spoke in support, followed by the agent, who addressed the committee about the proposal’s benefits and design measures.
What members discussed
Members discussed road adoption, room sizes, development of the brownfield site, and balancing housing needs against ecology objections.
“Members of the Committee asked questions of the agent and made comment. In doing so, the Committee gave particular consideration to:”
“Wednesday, 22 October 2025 · Concerns surrounding road adoption; · Concerns around the proposed size of some rooms in a portion of the properties; · Brownfield site development; · The requirement to balance housing needs against ecology objections.”
Minutes
The vote
Eight members voted for the officer recommendation and none voted against.
“Based on the considerations of the Committee, the Chair proposed acceptance of the officer’s recommendation that the application be minded to grant subject to a S106.”
“On being put to the vote, 8 members voted for the recommendation and 0 members voted against.”
Minutes
The decision
The application was permitted subject to the conditions and legal agreement set out in the report.
“Resolved that the application be permitted subject to the conditions and a S106 set out in the report.”
Minutes
Sources
- North Tyneside Planning Committee minutes, 22 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of North Tyneside's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- North Tyneside Planning Committee
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Date
- Wednesday 22 October 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Vote
- 8 for, 0 against
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
- All decisions
- North Tyneside committee decisions →
Source: Plota analysis of the minutes.