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DC/21/00245/CDPA

Railsafe House Whiteley Road Blaydon NE21 5NJ

Refused Gateshead Determination of Prior Approval - Change

Proposal

DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Change of use of existing building from business (use class B1) to education (use class F1(a)) (additional information received 18/05/21).

As published by the council, reference DC/21/00245/CDPA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Feb 2021

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 21 Apr 2021

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Jun 2021

    Decision issued: Prior approval required and refused

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

What refusal means

The process from here

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

About prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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