Planning application
Land at Mill Lane,Whitburn
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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Proposal
Residential development of up to 205 dwellings including vehicular access, associated infrastructure and landscaping.
As published by the council, reference 260049
Application record
- Reference
- 260049
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Whitburn and Marsden
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by South Tyneside
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19 Feb 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 16 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
South 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
117 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with South Tyneside for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year South Tyneside decided full applications in a median of 96 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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