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Unit 5 Saltmeadows Trade Park Neilson Road Gateshead NE10 0EQ

Granted Gateshead DC/20/00462/COU Change of Use

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

Proposal

Change of use of industrial unit with external building modifications and ancillary works to data centre (additional information received 12.08.2020)

As published by the council, reference DC/20/00462/COU

Application record

Reference
DC/20/00462/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
11 Jun 2020
Validated
25 Jun 2020
Decided
21 Sep 2020
Ward
Bridges
Decision by
Delegated Items
Postcode
NE10 0EQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Jun 2020

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 25 Jun 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

WFS Telecom Ltd. Agent, a telecoms contractor registered in Glasgow

Dissolved · incorporated 2003 · Glasgow

6 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils

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Documents

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10 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gateshead granted permission on 21 September 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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