Planning application
DC/21/00526/COU
Metrocentre Unit 128 (Former Argos Unit) Lower Yellow Mall Gateshead NE11 9YG
Proposal
Change of use from retail (use class E) to a mixed use comprising leisure uses including motorised vehicles (electric go karting) and food and drink (sui generis) with further ability to change to retail (use class E(a)) or food and drink (use class E(b)) within a 10 year period (revised description 07.06.2021)
As published by the council, reference DC/21/00526/COU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2021
Received by Gateshead
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26 Apr 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2021
Decision issued: Grant
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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