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490 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6HU

Granted Gateshead DC/20/00370/COU Change of Use

Works: Windows or glazing

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

Proposal

Change of use of existing bank and ancillary offices/stores (use class A2) to ground floor and basement cafe/restaurant (use class A3) with separate office unit above (use class A2) including replacement shopfront/entrance doors, new window and door openings and internal reconfiguration and refurbishment.

As published by the council, reference DC/20/00370/COU

Application record

Reference
DC/20/00370/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
6 May 2020
Validated
20 May 2020
Decided
17 Jul 2020
Ward
Low Fell
Decision by
Delegated Items
Postcode
NE9 6HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gateshead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00370/DOC1 Granted

    490 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6HU

    Discharge of condition 3 (Shop Front Details) of planning approval DC/20/00370/COU

    Decided 12 May 2021 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 May 2020

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 20 May 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Jul 2020

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 20/00370/DOC1 Granted

    490 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 6HU

    Discharge of condition 3 (Shop Front Details) of planning approval DC/20/00370/COU

    Decided 12 May 2021 Conditions
  • Buildingcontrol: BC/20/02858/OTHFPC (Building Work Complete)

Who's behind it

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Northpoint Architects Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

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12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gateshead granted permission on 17 July 2020, 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.

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