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6 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH

Awaiting decision Gateshead DC/26/00590/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use from refurbished workshops (Use Class B2) to gym (Use Class E).

As published by the council, reference DC/26/00590/FUL

Application record

Reference
DC/26/00590/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Bridges
Decision by
Delegated Items
Postcode
NE8 3AH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Gateshead register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/21/00371/FUL Granted

    6 Saltmeadows Road Gateshead NE8 3AH

    Subdivision of former vehicle workshop building to five workshops. (amended description, information and plans received 19.10.22 and 15.11.22)

    Decided 6 Oct 2023 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by Gateshead

  2. 12 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 7 October 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.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

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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 decided full applications in a median of 191 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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    DC/21/00371/FUL Submitted 19 Mar 2021 100 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 24 docs

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