Planning application
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon
Relates to DC/20/01022/FUL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Non-Material Amendment of application DC/20/01022/FUL to allow replacement of Low Thornley Solar - plan(P01) titled "indicative layout for solar array" with an updated non-indicative layout for solar array plan to regularise the development in accordance with the latest design changes
As published by the council, reference DC/25/01069/NMA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/01069/NMA
- Type
- Non Material Amendment
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 26 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Winlaton And High Spen
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
-
DC/25/00861/FUL Granted
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Blaydon
Construction of new paths and access road, creation of grassed areas with topsoil and seed, and landscaping works involving planting 20 trees (Description amended 02.02.2026, amended plans/information received 03.02.2026, 02.04.2026 and 19.05.2026)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
26 Sep 2025
Received by Gateshead
-
21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
-
DC/20/01022/FUL Granted
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Installation of ground-mounted Solar Photovoltaic system (additional ecology info recived 25 June 2021).
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Arup Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 1990 · London
214 applications on PlanIndex · across 49 councils · 98% granted
Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.
See their track recordDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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's median decision took 83 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Installation of ground-mounted Solar Photovoltaic system (additional ecology info recived 25 June 2021).
Granted Full applications 27 docs -
Northern Gas Network Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill
Discharge of condition - Condition 5 - vehicle access, Condition 7 - CPMP, Condition 9 - cycle parking, Condition 13 - BMS, Condition 15 - Net Gains, Condition 19 - AMS and TPP, Condition 21 - surface water (ecology), Condition 23 - Coal SI and Condition 25 - Land gas monitoring of Planning application DC/21/00334/FUL. (amended details received 10.12.21, 24.01.22 and 25.01.22)
Granted Conditions -
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Demolition of existing building and erection of a hydrogen house testing facility (Additional information received 14/07/2020, 24/07/20, 21/10/20 and 07/12/20).
Granted Full applications Demolition 25 docs -
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Discharge of conditions 13(Bio method statement) and 19(Tree Protection) of planning approval DC/20/00557/FUL
Granted Conditions Trees -
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Discharge of conditions 5(Access), 15 (Bat and Bird Boxes) and 17(Tree Replacement and Habitat Creation) of planning approval DC/20/00557/FUL
Granted Conditions Trees -
Gas Governor Station Thornley Lane Rowlands Gill NE21 6LE
Discharge of condition 7 (Car Park Management Plan) of planning application DC/20/00557/FUL (amended documents received 08.12.21)
Granted Conditions
Other amendment applications
In Gateshead
-
DC/26/00639/NMA Granted
40 Dunvegan Vigo Chester Le Street DH3 2JH
In reference to application DC/25/00853/HHA to amend side extension
-
DC/26/00598/NMA Granted
Norcare Ltd Bibby House 37 Hallgarth Felling NE10 8XJ
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/25/01078/FUL to allow changes to decrease the size of the existing window in the ground floor bathroom.
-
DC/26/00430/NMA Granted
25 Cornmoor Road Whickham NE16 4PU
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/21/00559/FUL to allow changes to the external materials to extend the area of timber cladding.
-
DC/26/00643/NMA Awaiting decision
Robins And Day Ltd Peugeot Gateshead Lobley Hill Road Gateshead NE8 4YJ
Non-Material Amendment of Planning Application DC/23/00610/FUL to allow amendments to levels to rear elevation, widening of the path to the rear and the path to the side of the delivery ramp, repositioning of substation, new sized kiosk, amendments to external stairs, change in colour of louvres, amendments to motorcycle parking, and retention of the north wall.
-
DC/26/00251/NMA Decided
Tynedale House Holburn Lane Ryton NE40 3PF
Non-Material Amendment of application DC/24/00985/FUL to allow side elevation windows to kitchens removed and alterations to rear elevation windows to kitchen areas (Plots 1-5). (Revised Description)