Planning application
Tyneside Leisureworld Portobello Road Portobello Industrial Estate Birtley DH3 2SN
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of Class E(g)(ii-iii)/B2/B8 block with ancillary offices (Class E(g)(i)), together with external works and landscaping, and creation of a meter room (additional information 28.10.2025, 06.11.2025 and 16.01.2026)
As published by the council, reference DC/25/00940/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/00940/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Birtley
- Parish
- Birtley Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- DH3 2SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2025
Received by Gateshead
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1 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 November 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
ELG Planning Agent, a planning consultancy
632 applications on PlanIndex · across 59 councils · 90% granted
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See their track recordMandale Investments Limited Applicant, registered in Stockton On Tees
Active · incorporated 1995 · Stockton On Tees
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Gateshead for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Gateshead decided full applications in a median of 192 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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