Planning application
68 - 72 Howard Street North Shields Tyne And Wear NE30 1AF
Works: Extension Demolition
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 3no. commercial properties into 3no. residential properties, three storey with four bedrooms each. Alterations are proposed to the internal layouts and rear elevations, with demolition of later rear extensions. No changes are proposed to the street facing elevations
As published by the council, reference 26/00973/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00973/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- North Shields
- Parish
- North Shields
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE30 1AF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by North Tyneside
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
North Tyneside took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- NNS
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- HERITAGE, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- EXISTING REAR ELEVATION
- EXISTING REAR COURTYARD ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING ATTIC FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED REAR COURTYARD ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ATTIC FLOOR PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with North Tyneside for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year North Tyneside decided full applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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