Planning application
4 - 6 King Street,South Shields,NE33 1HT
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Change of use of vacant commercial upper floors to eight apartments.
As published by the council, reference 260618
Application record
- Reference
- 260618
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Pending As published: REGISTERED
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Postcode
- NE33 1HT
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 260618 Awaiting decision
4 - 6 King Street,South Shields,NE33 1HT
Change of use of vacant commercial upper floors to eight apartments.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by South Tyneside
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25 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 November 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
34 documents on file for this application
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4 - 6 King Street,South Shields,NE33 1HT
96% historically approved
Change of use of vacant commercial upper floors to eight apartments.
Awaiting decision New dwellingSeveral homes -
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