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Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

Awaiting decision Gateshead DC/25/00863/LBC Listed Building Consent

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference DC/25/00863/LBC

Application record

Reference
DC/25/00863/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Dunston Hill And Whickham East
Decision by
Delegated Items
Postcode
NE11 9NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gateshead register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025.

  • DC/25/01213/FUL Awaiting decision

    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)

    Submitted 20 Oct 2025 Full applications
  • DC/25/00432/COU Awaiting decision

    Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

    Change of use from offices to an overnight residential retreat centre.

    Submitted 4 Jun 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Aug 2025

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Gateshead took a median of 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Robinson Brown Design Limited Agent, a design practice registered in Seaham

Active · incorporated 2022 · Seaham

20 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 87% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

11 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Gateshead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gateshead's median decision took 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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