Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council • DC/26/00148/HHA
Rear extension with succah roof and new dormer proposed at Saltwell terraced house
49 Exeter Street Gateshead NE8 4EY
A householder has applied to extend their home at the rear, add a dormer window, and include a succah roof — a permanent structure used to support a temporary religious shelter during the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
- Status
- pending
- Type
- householder
- Received
- 2026-02-25
- Consultation ends
- 2026-03-24
Summary
The application proposes a part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension to a terraced house on Exeter Street in Saltwell, Gateshead. A new dormer window is also proposed in the original rear roof slope, along with external access steps. The succah roof is a permanent overhead framework designed to allow a temporary shelter to be erected for the Jewish festival of Sukkot each year. The street sits in an area with a significant Orthodox Jewish community. Caedmon Community Primary School is about a 1-minute walk from the property. Several Jewish educational institutions are also close by, including Keser Torah Boys School a few minutes' walk away. The main potential impacts are on the immediately neighbouring properties. The two-storey rear element and new dormer could affect the privacy or daylight of the houses directly next door and to the rear.
What you can do
You can comment on this application using reference DC/26/00148/HHA via Gateshead Council's online planning portal. The council can consider impacts on neighbouring amenity, the design of the extension, and any heritage implications. They cannot take into account the applicant's religious beliefs or personal circumstances.