Planning application
Marley Hill And District Community Centre Church Street Marley Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5DW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The proposed development is for the installation of a roof mounted 25.5kW Solar system with 15.54kWh battery storage (located in the loft space of the building). The panels will be positioned on the slated tiled sloping roof sides of the rear of the building (over the main hall and bar area) on the SW facing side to maximise sun capture. The design of the PV panels means that they will NOT protrude more than 0.2m beyond the plane of the sloped roof and will NOT be installed less than 1m from the external edge of the roof.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00492/NPA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00492/NPA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Whickham South And Sunniside
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- NE16 5DW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Jun 2026
Received by Gateshead
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6 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 31 August 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 132 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
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The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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