Design Works Annexe William Street Felling
Pending
DC/26/00233/FUL
Description
Partial Change of use of the building with room 202 converted from office use (Class E) to a learning centre (Class F1) (retrospective), alterations to existing paths / roads and installation of cycle store (prospective)
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Jb Components Ltd Heworth House, Willian Street Felling Gateshead NE10 0JP
Discharge of conditions 10 (Implement Car Parking), 11 (Details of Cycle Storage), 12 (Im…
2022
Approved
Jb Components Ltd Heworth House, Willian Street Felling Gateshead NE10 0JP
Discharge of condition 4 (Arb Impact Assessment), 6 (Phase II Risk Assessment), 7 (Remedi…
2021
Approved
Jb Components Ltd Heworth House, Willian Street Felling Gateshead NE10 0JP
Construction of new warehouse to store GRP coil and aluminium and steel extrusion, new ta…
2016
Approved
Land At Stoneygate Lane Felling Gateshead
NON MATERIAL AMENDMENT: to DC/15/00669/FUL to allow addition of rooflights, insertion of…
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