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Fairways Care Home 279 Easedale Gardens Gateshead NE9 7EE

Granted Gateshead DC/23/00278/CPE Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev

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

Proposal

CERTIFICATE OF LAWFULNESS FOR EXISTING USE OR DEVELOPMENT: Use of property as residential childrens care home (use class C2).

As published by the council, reference DC/23/00278/CPE

Application record

Reference
DC/23/00278/CPE
Type
Certificate Existing Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Use considered to be lawful
Received
28 Mar 2023
Validated
28 Mar 2023
Decided
11 May 2023
Ward
Lamesley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE9 7EE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Mar 2023

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 11 May 2023

    Decision issued: Use considered to be lawful

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Gateshead granted permission on 11 May 2023, 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.

About lawful development applications

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.

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