Planning application
Sunnymead Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9QA
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Two storey wrap-around development to enlarge house size, removal of one chimney stack and the widening of existing driveway and dropped kerb
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00497/HHA
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00497/HHA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Dunston Hill And Whickham East
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- NE11 9QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gateshead register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019.
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DC/19/01128/HEDGE Awaiting decision
Sunnymead Dunston Bank Gateshead NE11 9QA
High Hedge complaint relating to boundary hedge between Sunnymead, Dunston Bank and 36 Hillcrest Drive, Gateshead .
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Gateshead
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22 Jun 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 17 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 83 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Gateshead's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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