Planning application
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Relates to DC/22/01326/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Discharge of planning conditions 7 (Construction Management Plan), 26 (Road Widening Scheme) and 28 (Off Site Highway Works) of planning approval DC/22/01326/FUL for 49 houses - to provide temporary access arrangements for plots 3, 6, 28, 31 and 48 (REVISED INFO received 2 July 2026)
As published by the council, reference 22/01326/DOC21
Application record
- Reference
- 22/01326/DOC21
- Type
- Discharge of Condition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 22 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Winlaton And High Spen
- Postcode
- NE39 2BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/22/01326/FUL Granted
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Demolition of former Hookergate Secondary School and construction of 49 residential units and associated highways and drainage infrastructure. Units consisting of 13no, 3-bedroom dwellings, 24no, 4-bedroom & 12no, 5-bedroom, semi-detached and detached dwellings (amended plans and information received 20 Feb 2023).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Dec 2025
Received by Gateshead
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9 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 March 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 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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DC/22/01326/FUL Granted
Hookergate School Spen Lane High Spen Rowlands Gill Gateshead NE39 2BX
Demolition of former Hookergate Secondary School and construction of 49 residential units and associated highways and drainage infrastructure. Units consisting of 13no, 3-bedroom dwellings, 24no, 4-bedroom & 12no, 5-bedroom, semi-detached and detached dwellings (amended plans and information received 20 Feb 2023).
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 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
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