Planning application
Leven House Rest Home 323 Market Lane Gateshead NE16 3DZ
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Proposal
Subdivision of existing office building into four separate offices (Use Class E(c)(ii)) with ancillary storage (Use Class B8), demolition of existing front conservatories and replacement with two ground floor extensions, removal of existing external fire escape stairs, window addition/removal, addition of two parking spaces, and improvements to existing vehicular access
As published by the council, reference DC/25/01275/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/01275/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Whickham North
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- NE16 3DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Nov 2025
Received by Gateshead
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8 Jan 2026
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 5 March 2026, 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 82 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Blake Hopkinson Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in North Shields
Dissolved · incorporated 2007 · North Shields
34 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 73% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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