Planning application
Pola Minerals Ltd Factory Road Blaydon NE21 5SA
Works: Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Partial demolition of existing factory building and construction of new factory and associated works (amended plans and description 02.06.26)
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00030/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00030/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Blaydon
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- NE21 5SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Gateshead
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 13 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Nicholson Nairn Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
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