Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

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

• 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
• DC/25/00432/COU Withdrawn

  Whickham Thorns Outdoor Activity Centre Market Lane Gateshead NE11 9NX

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

  Decided 18 Sep 2026

1. 20 Oct 2025

   Received by Gateshead

2. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 18 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 18 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Decided

   Previously Awaiting decision.

Gateshead granted permission on 18 September 2026, 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.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 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

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

  DC/25/00432/COU Submitted 4 Jun 2025 50 yards away

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

  Withdrawn 13 docs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

• DC/26/00813/FUL Awaiting decision

  357 Alexandra Road Gateshead NE8 4HX

  Renewal of Planning Permission DC/24/01003/COU on a permanent basis for change of use from a social club (sui generis) to a childcare day centre (Use Class E)

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/00809/FUL Awaiting decision

  Former Parkdale Press Premises Clavering Road Whickham NE16 3BX

  Variation and removal of conditions 1, 3, 4, 13 and 14 for Planning Application DC/23/00437/FUL

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 19 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/00543/FUL Granted

  First Floor 507-513 Durham Road Gateshead NE9 5EY

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application DC/25/00502/COU to allow alterations to existing rear window to form access door onto new rear balcony to rear yard with privacy screen to first floor flat at 511 Durham Road (Amended Plans received 23.9.26).

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 6 Aug 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/00795/FUL Awaiting decision

  Church Of The Holy Spirit Main Street Ryton NE40 4NB

  Replacing the existing curtain wall glazing to the south entrance elevation with aluminium double glazed units to the same proportions with a stained glass finish. Replacement timber entrance doors with opening leaf increased to comply with current accessibility standards (Approved Document M). Installation of a high-quality render finish over the central elevation between the curtain walling to reinstate an elevation treatment over the currently exposed brickwork.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 26 Oct 2026 Full applications
• DC/26/00634/FUL Granted

  Lloyds TSB 17 Ellison Walk Gateshead NE8 1BF

  Proposed Installation of 1no. new external ATM machine with associated signage, removal of existing ATM machine and replacement of existing glazing

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 23 Aug 2026 Full applications