Planning application
Unit C2 Franklin Park Patterson Street Blaydon NE21 5TL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of existing b2/b8 industrial unit to create a mixed use to also allow for wholesale/retail sales on weekends between 8:30am and 3:00pm and Wednesdays between 5:30pm and 8pm.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/00665/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/00665/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Blaydon
- Decision by
- Delegated Items
- Postcode
- NE21 5TL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2026
Received by Gateshead
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29 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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
7 documents on file for this application
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