Planning application
41 Cotswold Gardens Gateshead NE11 9LD
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Merging of two flats into a house, removal of two storey gable offshoot, new staircase and metal ramp at front of property and finally two rooflights to the front and two more to the back.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00604/HCPL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00604/HCPL
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 25 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Lobley Hill And Bensham
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- NE11 9LD
Comment by 10 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Gateshead through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Gateshead
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25 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 19 September 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file
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The process from here
This application is with Gateshead for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
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.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Gateshead is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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