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70 Bensham Avenue Bensham Gateshead NE8 1XT

Granted Gateshead DC/17/00930/HHA Householder Application

Works: Extension Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed single storey REAR extension

As published by the council, reference DC/17/00930/HHA

Application record

Reference
DC/17/00930/HHA
Type
Householder Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
22 Aug 2017
Validated
22 Aug 2017
Decided
17 Oct 2017
Ward
Lobley Hill And Bensham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE8 1XT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Aug 2017

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 17 Oct 2017

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gateshead granted permission on 17 October 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About householder applications

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.

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