Planning application
Derwentwater Court Bensham Gateshead NE8 2HB
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
DETERMINATION OF PRIOR APPROVAL: Demolition of existing Derwentwater Court apartment building at Derwentwater Road, Gateshead, as well as all associated hard landscaping and site internal walls.
As published by the council, reference DC/23/00392/DEM
Application record
- Reference
- DC/23/00392/DEM
- Type
- Demolition Notification
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior approval required and approved
- Received
- 5 May 2023
- Validated
- 5 May 2023
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2023
- Ward
- Lobley Hill And Bensham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE8 2HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/00636/FUL Granted
Derwentwater Court Bensham Gateshead NE8 2HB
Proposed construction of 10no. dwellings including car parking and landscaping works (amended plans received 10.02.2026 and 09.04.2026, drainage information received 01.05.2026, landscaping scheme received 13.05.2026, additional drainage info received 02.06.2026).
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DC/23/00949/FUL Granted
Derwentwater Court Bensham Gateshead NE8 2HB
Construction of 10no. dwellings including associated car parking and landscaping works (amended plans and documents submitted 05.03.2024 and 13.03.2024, amended site layout received 05.06.2024, amended highway plans received 07.06.2024, amended FRA and drainage strategy received 02.07.2024, remediation strategy, gas risk assessment and tree report received 01.08.2024, amended drainage information received 03.09.2024).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2023
Received by Gateshead
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1 Jun 2023
Decision issued: Prior approval required and approved
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10 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
HMH Architects Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Stockton-On-Tees
Active · incorporated 2022 · Stockton-On-Tees
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gateshead granted permission on 1 June 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.
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