Planning application
1A Walker Terrace Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1EB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of ground and first floors from Day Centre use (Class E (f)) to a nine bed House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis)(additional information received 19/03/21, 20/04/21 and 19/05/2021).
As published by the council, reference DC/21/00213/COU
Application record
- Reference
- DC/21/00213/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 8 Feb 2021
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2021
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Bridges
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE8 1EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/21/00216/LBC Granted
1A Walker Terrace Bensham Road Gateshead NE8 1EB
LISTED BUILDING CONSENT: Conversion of ground and first floors from Day Centre use (Class E (f)) to a nine bed House in Multiple Occupation (sui generis); internal alterations including the installation of suspended ceilings, partitions and en suite bathrooms (additional information received 19/03/21 and 19/05/2021).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Feb 2021
Received by Gateshead
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23 Feb 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2021
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
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Total Planning Solutions Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Edinburgh
Dissolved · incorporated 2011 · Edinburgh
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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28 documents on file for this application
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Gateshead granted permission on 4 June 2021, 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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