Planning application
Little Haven Hotel, River Drive, South Shields NE33 1LH
Works: Extension Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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
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31 Mar 2026
Received by South Tyneside
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24 Jun 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 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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