Riga Building Abbott's Hill Gateshead NE8 3DF

1. 27 May 2021

   Received by Gateshead

2. 22 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: Use considered to be lawful

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Gateshead granted permission on 22 July 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.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Riga Site At Junction Of Abbot's Hill And Quarryfield Road Gateshead NE8 3BE

  DC/20/00266/ADV Submitted 20 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  Display of 2.8m high internally illuminated totem sign reading "RIGA" located at main entrance.

  Granted Advertising 5 docs

• The Riga Building Junction Of Abbots Hill And Quarryfield Road Gateshead NE8 3BE

  DC/20/00722/FUL Submitted 11 Aug 2020 50 yards away

  Installation of two floor standing, external air-conditioning condenser units at ground level to the southern elevation

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Land To North And East Of Junction Between Quarryfield Road And Abbot's Hill, Gateshead

  DC/19/01164/FUL Submitted 20 Nov 2019 50 yards away

  NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT to Condition 1 (approved Plans) to add an additional plan that shows the installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic panels and change of wording to condition 17 (cycle and motorbike provision) of permission DC/18/00084/FUL

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• Baltic Business Quarter Multi Storey Car Park Hawks Road Gateshead NE8 3DF

  20/00698/DOC5 Submitted 12 Aug 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 14 (Motorcycle parking for approval) and 27 (Landscaping scheme for approval) on planning application DC/20/00698/FUL (amended description 1.9.22 and 8.12.22)

  Granted Conditions

• Hawks Road/Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3DF

  DC/21/00841/NMA Submitted 5 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: Delete conditions 8 (Coal remediation implemented) and 9 (Signed statement) of planning application DC/20/00694/FUL and replace with a single combined condition.

  Granted Amendments 7 docs

• Hawks Road/Albany Road Gateshead NE8 3DF

  20/00694/DOC1 Submitted 22 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Construction Management Plan), 5 (PH II Remediation Scheme), 10 (Drainage Construction Method Statement), 12 - (SuDS scheme), 14 (Discharge Rate from SuDS), 25 (Construction Ecological Management Plan) and 28 (Training Plan) of planning approval DC/20/00694/FUL.

  Granted Conditions

• DC/26/00802/CPL Awaiting decision

  66 York Street Felling NE10 0QL

  Certificate of Lawfulness: To combine existing ground and first floor flat into a single dwelling.

  Received 6 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/00607/CPL Refused

  Land South Of Chainbridge Road Blaydon NE21 5SS

  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE: Use of vacant land for open-air storage and parking of commercial vehicles (Use Class B8

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/00787/CPL Awaiting decision

  Harveys Furnishing Group Unit 3 Team Valley Retail Park Tenth Avenue West Gateshead NE11 0BD

  Creation of separate phases of works to create floorspace at mezzanine level.

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/00593/CPL Granted

  17-19 Camborne Grove Gateshead NE8 4EX

  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR A PROPOSED USE: Creation of one single 4-bedroomed dwellinghouse from a 2-bedroomed ground floor flat and a 3-bedroomed first floor flat

  Received 22 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/00750/CPL Awaiting decision

  7 Moor View Ryton NE40 3TP

  CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR PROPOSED USE: The existing land is to be used mainly as an allotment.

  Received 10 Sep, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Lawful development