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Spittal County First School Main Street Spittal Northumberland TD15 1RD

15/03649/CCDCounty Council DevelopmentApproved

Approved on 24 February 2016

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Single storey, two classroom, stand alone extension block to rear of existing school to create additional 75 places with cloak and toilet facilities

Received
2 November 2015
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
Berwick East
Agent
Crawford Higgins Associates
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated6 Nov
  3. Consult.16 Mar
  4. Target1 Jan
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 110 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at Spittal County First School Main Street Spittal Northumberland TD15 1RD. Northumberland (County) has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 114 days, 9 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Spittal conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Berwick East. We hold 1,129 applications in total for the TD15 postcode area.

90% of all applications at Northumberland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TD15 1RD
Application type
County Council Development
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 November 2015
Consultation expiry
16 March 2016
Consultation start
24 February 2016
Consultation end
16 March 2016
Neighbour consultation start
9 November 2015
Neighbour consultation end
30 November 2015
Last date for comments
16 March 2016
Target decision date
1 January 2016
Permission expires
24 February 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Crawford Higgins Associates
Agent address
1 Fore Street Hexham Northumberland NE46 1ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 November 2015
Advertisement expiry
10 December 2015

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-04595771
Documents
25
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Spittal
  • Listed building: Spittal School And Surrounding Walls And RailingsOn or next to this site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Spittal
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Northumberland (County)

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