North East

Planning in Gateshead

Gateshead · District. Approval rates, decision timelines, local plan status, policies and CIL — sourced from government data, free to read.

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Performance

Approval rate

88.8%

Decisions on time

91.29%

Applications / year

500

Housing Delivery Test (2023)

MHCLG has not yet measured this LPA.

Standard-method LHN: 417 dwellings / year

Source: MHCLG PS1/PS2 + HDT 2023.

Local plan

No plan

Plan PDF link not yet curated for this council.

Policies

Community

Policy CS8

Leisure, Culture and Tourism

Significant decline in the provision of community, leisure and tourism developments.

88, 98Source

Employment

Policy CS5

Employment and Economic Growth Priorities

Various indicators related to economy and employment growth.

8, 20, section 6Source
Policy CS6

Employment Land

Various indicators related to economy and employment use development.

Policy KEA1

Newcastle International Airport

Land is not developed for employment uses.

6, 9, 11, 14, 15Source
Policy KEA2

South of Follingsby Lane

Significant lack of employment floorspace.

6, 9, 11, 14, 15Source

Housing

Policy CS10

Delivering New Homes

Delivery consistently and significantly below CS10. Resident's satisfaction - Unable to identify a five-year housing land supply.

11, 20, Section 5Source
Policy CS11

Providing a Range and Choice of Housing

Delivery consistently and significantly below CS10. Resident's satisfaction.

section 5, 63, 64-66, 67Source
Policy CS12

Provision for Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople

Significant under provision of spaces provided.

Policy CS9

Existing Communities

Significant underperformance in reducing dwelling vacancy. Significant reduction in the satisfaction level of residents.

8, 61, 63, 96, 98Source
Policy SG2

The Exemplar Neighbourhood Key Site

Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities. Significant lack of housing provision. Completed developments do not improve quality of place.

5, 8, 9, 11, 14Source

Infrastructure

Policy DEL1

Infrastructure and Developer Contributions

Rate of delivery of new homes consistently below CS10. Persistent and significant under delivery of employment floorspace. Significant decline in the provision of community, leisure and tourism developments. Significant decline in the vitality and viability of retail centres. Underperformance against the timescale for implementation of the IDP schemes.

Retail

Policy AOC2

Metrogreen

Significant lack of employment and retail development. Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14Source
Policy CS7

Retail and Centres

Developments not in keeping with hierarchy. Significant decline in vitality / viability of centres.

20, 90, section 7Source
Policy GC1

Gateshead Central Sub-Area

Significant lack of employment and retail floorspace and housing provision. Vitality and viability of the centre declines considerably. Significant loss of primary retail frontage. Significant decline in visitor numbers from 2012 levels. Completed developments to not improve quality of place.

6, 7, 9, 11, 14, 16Source
Policy GC2

Gateshead Central Development Opportunity Sites

Significant lack of employment and retail floorspace and housing provision. Vitality and viability of the centre declines considerably. Significant loss of primary retail frontage. Significant decline in visitor numbers from 2012 levels. Completed developments to not improve quality of place.

6, 7, 9, 11, 16Source
Policy QB1

Quays and Baltic Sub-Area

Significant lack of employment and retail development. Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities. Significant lack of housing provision.

5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 14Source
Policy QB2

Gateshead Quays Key Site

Significant lack of employment and retail development. Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities. Significant lack of housing provision.

6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16Source
Policy QB3

Quays and Baltic Development Opportunity Sites

Significant lack of employment and retail development. Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities. Significant lack of housing provision.

6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16Source
Policy SG1

Southern Gateway Sub-Area

Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities. Significant lack of housing provision. Completed developments do not improve quality of place.

5, 8, 9, 11, 16Source
Policy SG3

Southern Gateway Development Opportunity Sites

Considerable decline in leisure and tourism facilities. Significant lack of housing provision. Completed developments do not improve quality of place.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16Source

Transport

Policy CS13

Transport

Significant amount of development is not within expected public transport travel times to services. Significant increase in traffic flows.

CIL charging schedule

Schedule adopted.

Per-use-class rates are set out in the linked charging schedule.

Open charging schedule

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