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Former Whitley Court Gateshead

Granted Gateshead DC/20/00876/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Major scheme

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

Proposal

Redevelopment of the vacant former Whitley Court site involving demolition of existing garages followed by erection 44 dwellings including family homes, assisted living bungalows and apartments with communal spaces (12x 2 Bed Houses, 16 x 3 Bed Houses, 4 x 2 Bed Bungalows and 12 x 1 Bed Apartments) with additional unallocated parking area at Westwood Gardens between the existing properties (additional information received and amended 19/10/20, 21/10/20, 16/11/20, 20/11/20 23/11/20, 27/11/20 and 03/12/20) (Description amended 24/11/20)

As published by the council, reference DC/20/00876/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/20/00876/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
28 Sep 2020
Validated
28 Sep 2020
Decided
22 Dec 2020
Ward
High Fell
Decision by
Committee

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gateshead register

This site has had 5 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00876/DOC2 Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    Discharge of conditions - Condition 7 - informal play area, Condition 17 - gas monitoring and remediation scheme, Condition 23 - locations of bat and bird boxes, Condition 27 - EV charging, Condition 29 - cycle parking for apartments and Condition 33 - affordable homes of planning application DC/20/00876/FUL (amended 09.02.2022)

    Decided 9 Aug 2022 Conditions
  • DC/21/00982/NMA Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: To application DC/20/00876/FUL to allow removal of the stepped access to adjacent public right of way and for the ramped access to be the main footpath route, and amendment to requirements of condition 31 to allow for details of footpath upgrades to relate to the paths running north to south and east to west between the ramp access and Springwell Road, and to allow for amended wording of condition 21 (verification) to make provision for phasing at the site (amended plan received 11.10.2021 and description amended 17.12.2021)

    Decided 27 Jan 2022 Amendments
  • 20/00876/DOC1 Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    Discharge of conditions 9(Demolition and Construction Management Plan), 15(Asbestos Removal) and 25(Updated FRA) of planning approval DC/20/00876/FUL

    Decided 24 May 2023 Conditions
  • DC/21/00265/NMA Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: TO APPLICATION DC/20/00876/FUL to allow changes to main and feature brick types and addition of feature brick at plot 12 (amended plan received 13.05.2021 and description amended 14.05.2021)

    Decided 18 May 2021 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2020

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 22 Dec 2020

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 20/00876/DOC2 Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    Discharge of conditions - Condition 7 - informal play area, Condition 17 - gas monitoring and remediation scheme, Condition 23 - locations of bat and bird boxes, Condition 27 - EV charging, Condition 29 - cycle parking for apartments and Condition 33 - affordable homes of planning application DC/20/00876/FUL (amended 09.02.2022)

    Decided 9 Aug 2022 Conditions
  • DC/21/00982/NMA Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: To application DC/20/00876/FUL to allow removal of the stepped access to adjacent public right of way and for the ramped access to be the main footpath route, and amendment to requirements of condition 31 to allow for details of footpath upgrades to relate to the paths running north to south and east to west between the ramp access and Springwell Road, and to allow for amended wording of condition 21 (verification) to make provision for phasing at the site (amended plan received 11.10.2021 and description amended 17.12.2021)

    Decided 27 Jan 2022 Amendments
  • 20/00876/DOC1 Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    Discharge of conditions 9(Demolition and Construction Management Plan), 15(Asbestos Removal) and 25(Updated FRA) of planning approval DC/20/00876/FUL

    Decided 24 May 2023 Conditions
  • DC/21/00265/NMA Granted

    Former Whitley Court Gateshead

    NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: TO APPLICATION DC/20/00876/FUL to allow changes to main and feature brick types and addition of feature brick at plot 12 (amended plan received 13.05.2021 and description amended 14.05.2021)

    Decided 18 May 2021 Amendments

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Agent on file, a design practice registered in Gateshead

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Documents

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

87 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gateshead granted permission on 22 December 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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  • Former Whitley Court Gateshead

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