Planning application
Land at Mill Lane,Whitburn
Works: New dwelling Major scheme
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
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
- 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 90 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.
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