Former Hands Material Site Strothers Road High Spen Industrial Estate Rowlands Gill NE39 2PS
Pending
DC/26/00075/FUL
Description
Change of use of former materials storage site and erection of 3no. 3 storey four bedroom detached dwellings
Other new applications on this street
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
9 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Rosebirch Birch House High Spen Industrial Estate Front Street High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2PS
Proposed single storey self contained storage building to house joinery items prior to di…
2023
Approved
Land At High Spen Industrial Estate Front Street High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2PS
Change of use of land to mixed residential and agricultural use and erection of 1no. four…
2021
Withdrawn
Land Adj High Spen Industrial Estate High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2PS
Detached bungalow dwelling
2022
Withdrawn
Land At Strothers Road Rowlands Gill High Spen Tyne And Wear NE39 2HR
Change of use from materials storage yard to residential land and erection of 1no. 3 bedr…
2022
Withdrawn
Land At Strothers Road Rowlands Gill High Spen Tyne And Wear NE39 2HR
Change of use from materials storage yard to residential and erection of 2no. 3 bedroom t…
2020
Approved
Land At High Spen Industrial Estate Front Street High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2PS
Change of use of land to mixed residential and agricultural use and erection of one detac…
2019
Approved
Strothers Road High Spen Industrial Estate Rowlands Gill
Erection of three x three-storey townhouses with associated parking court and carports (r…
2019
Approved
Land At High Spen Industrial Estate Front Street High Spen Rowlands Gill
Erection of five detached houses including formation of private estate road on existing f…
2017
Approved
High Spen Excelsior Club Ramsay Street High Spen Rowlands Gill NE39 2EL
Demolition of two storey social club and attached dwelling, followed by erection of four…
Gateshead
Planning Authority Score
3/10
Poor
#234 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use
Gateshead is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #288 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).
Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Gateshead decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #113 of 292
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #50 of 292
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #288 of 292
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #275 of 292
64%
Minor dwellings approved
22 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
32 decided
468
Total decisions
45 refused in 2025