Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• DC/25/01213/FUL Granted

  Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

  Change of use from offices to an overnight residential retreat centre (Additional information and plans received: 31st July 2026, 2nd September 2026, 11th September 2026)

  Decided 18 Sep 2026 Full applications
• DC/25/00863/LBC Granted

  Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

  Proposed Change of Use from Office Space to Overnight Residential Retreat Centre (Additional Plans and Information received: 31st July 2026, 2nd September 2026, 11th September 2026)

  Decided 18 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

1. 4 Jun 2025

   Received by Gateshead

2. 30 Jun 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 18 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Withdrawn

5. 18 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Awaiting decision.

The applicant withdrew this application before Gateshead decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Gateshead's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

• Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

  DC/25/01213/FUL Submitted 20 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Change of use from offices to an overnight residential retreat centre (Additional information and plans received: 31st July 2026, 2nd September 2026, 11th September 2026)

  Granted Full applications 18 docs

• Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

  DC/25/00863/LBC Submitted 21 Aug 2025 50 yards away

  Proposed Change of Use from Office Space to Overnight Residential Retreat Centre (Additional Plans and Information received: 31st July 2026, 2nd September 2026, 11th September 2026)

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 11 docs

• Kingsmeadow Community Comprehensive School Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

  23/00754/DOC1 Submitted 7 Mar 2024 50 yards away

  Discharge of conditions 4 (Submit Detailed Drainage Scheme) and 6 (Submit Construction Method Statement) and 8 (Updated Green Travel Plan) of planning application DC/23/00754/FUL (Additional information submitted on 09.07.2024, 12.09.2024, 21.10.2024 and 19.11.2024)

  Granted Conditions

• Dunston Hill Community Primary School Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

  DC/21/00544/FUL Submitted 15 Apr 2021 200 yards away

  Continued siting of outdoor classroom in south east sector of school grounds

  Granted Full applications 4 docs

• Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead

  DC/19/00821/FUL Submitted 6 Aug 2019 200 yards away

  Demolition of existing school buildings followed by full redevelopment of the site to provide 35 dwellings, with associated parking and vehicle access onto Dunston Bank (amended plans received 21.04.2021, 06.05.2022, 08.06.2022, 28.07.2022 and 16.08.2022 and description amended to reflect increase in proposed amount of redevelopment and dwellings 12.05.2021 and 10.05.2022) (additional information received 04.08.21, 13.05.2022, 28.07.2022, 05.08.2022 and 09.08.2022).

  Granted Full applications Demolition 115 docs
  Major scheme

• Former Dunston Hill Community Primary School Dunston Bank Gateshead

  DC/24/00573/NMA Submitted 10 Jul 2024 200 yards away

  Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/19/00821/FUL to allow variation of the wording of condition 46 relating to timescales for submission of details.

  Granted Amendments 5 docs