Planning application
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge of conditions 42 (Bat boxes), 44 (Bird nesting features) and 74 (Plot 276) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
As published by the council, reference 22/00125/DOC16
Application record
- Reference
- 22/00125/DOC16
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Birtley
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 13 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 6 refused.
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22/00125/DOC15 Refused
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of condition 63 (Drainage survey and investigation) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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22/00125/DOC14 Refused
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of conditions 46 (Updated BNG assessment) and 47 (HMMP) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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22/00125/DOC13 Refused
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of condition 65 (Drainage construction method statement) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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22/00125/DOC12 Decided
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of condition 13 (Site levels and sections) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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22/00125/DOC11 Awaiting decision
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of Condition 61 (Highway Swales) of Planning Application DC/22/00125/FUL
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22/00125/DOC10 Refused
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of Condition 66 (Comprehensive Drainage Design) of Planning Application DC/22/00125/FUL
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22/00125/DOC9 Refused
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of condition 64 (Overland flood flow exceedence assessment) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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22/00125/DOC8 Refused
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of condition 13 (Site Levels and Sections) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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22/00125/DOC7 Granted
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction Management Plan (CMP)) of planning application DC/22/00125/FUL.
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DC/26/00333/FUL Granted
Former BAE System Site Ravensworth Road Birtley
Removal of conditions 70 (off-site noise mitigation verification), 71 (retention of off-site noise mitigation), 72 (off-site light spillage mitigation), and 73 (retention of off-site light spill mitigation) of planning permission DC/22/00125/FUL for the erection of 276no. 2, 3 and 4-bed dwellings (reduced from 298no.) and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Gateshead
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13 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Gateshead took a median of 82 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Gateshead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gateshead's median decision took 82 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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