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Little Haven Hotel, River Drive, South Shields NE33 1LH

Awaiting decision South Tyneside 260188 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Windows or glazing

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Proposal

Extensions and alterations to existing hotel to create new restaurant, conference facilities, lounge areas, balconies and extension and alterations to entrance, insertion of windows to existing outbuildings (to create seating booths), new entrance gates, new gazebo and the construction of a new beach nursery school including café and soft play, and new hotel gym, including all associated site works and landscaping and means of enclosure.

As published by the council, reference 260188

Application record

Reference
260188
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
REGISTERED
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
Beacon and Bents
Postcode
NE33 1LH

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Tyneside register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • View more details for 260188 Awaiting decision

    Little Haven Hotel, River Drive, South Shields NE33 1LH

    Extensions and alterations to existing hotel to create new restaurant, conference facilities, lounge areas, balconies and extension and alterations to entrance, insertion of windows to existing outbuildings (to create seating booths), new entrance gates, new gazebo and the construction of a new beach nursery school including café and soft play, and new hotel gym, including all associated site works and landscaping and means of enclosure.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by South Tyneside

  2. 24 Jun 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 August 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

25 documents on file for this application

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What 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.

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    View more details for 260188 1m away

    95% historically approved

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    Awaiting decision Extension Windows or glazing
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