Gateshead planning roundup: parking bays, gardens, school sports space and Felling pub demolition

# What happened ChronicleLive published a list of recent planning applications submitted to Gateshead Council. The applications cover small-scale residential changes, community and school projects, a leisure conversion, and a demolition proposal in Felling.

# The applications, in plain terms

• Construction of 15 permit parking bays on Ridley Terrace, Heworth, Felling.
• Conversion of a former bowling green at Derwent Park (Burnopfield Road, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1LG) into a space for recreational plant growing and landscaping, with associated facilities and a reduced bowling green.
• Demolition of numbers 1–88 Crowhall Towers, the Greyhound Pub and a former community centre at Crowhall Lane, Felling.

• Creation of a multi-use games area (MUGA) covering half of the school car park at Eslington Primary School, Rose Street, Gateshead, NE8 2LS.
• Demolition of a caretaker's bungalow and outbuilding at School House, Albion Street, Windy Nook, NE10 9SJ.
• Merging two flats into a single house at 41 Cotswold Gardens, Gateshead, NE11 9LD.

# What each proposal means locally

• Felling demolition: The application affecting Crowhall Towers and the Greyhound Pub is a clear change to the built environment in Crowhall Lane. If approved, demolition would remove residential blocks and community-building footprints referenced in the application.

• Community growing at Rowlands Gill: The bowling green proposal would repurpose part of a formal green space for allotment-style or recreational growing and landscaping, while keeping a reduced bowling green area.

• Local services and homes: The gym conversion would reuse refurbished workshops, offering a new leisure use on Saltmeadows Road. The parking bays on Ridley Terrace respond to vehicle management needs. The proposal to merge two flats into one house is an internal residential reconfiguration. The caretaker's bungalow demolition removes an ancillary dwelling at a school property in Windy Nook.

# Next steps and where to follow the applications ChronicleLive directs readers to the Public Notices Portal for full listings of planning applications, traffic diversions, road layout changes and other local public notices. That portal is the place to view application details, supporting documents and any public consultation periods published by Gateshead Council.

# Practical takeaways for residents

• If you live near any of the listed addresses and want to see detailed plans, the Public Notices Portal will hold the application files and consultation information.
• Demolition and change-of-use applications can have wider local impacts: vehicle movements, temporary roadworks, and changes to community amenities. Check the portal for proposed conditions or mitigation measures in the planning documents.

# How to keep track Use the Public Notices Portal mentioned in the listing to see documents and deadlines associated with each application. ChronicleLive also offers ways to set itself as a preferred news source for updates if you follow its instructions on the site.