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Car Park Vulcan Place Bedlington Northumberland NE22 5DN

17/00444/OUTOutline ApplicationPermitted
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures and erection of buildings in Class A1 (retail) and/or Class A2 (financial and professional services) and/or Class A3 (restaurants and cafes) and/or Class A4 (drinking establishments) and/or A5 (hot food takeaways) and/or Class C3 (dwellinghouses) and/or Class B1 (business) and/or Class D1 (non-residential institutions) and/or Class D2 (assembly and leisure) and/or betting office (Sui Generis) uses, with associated parking, landscaping and access (with all matters reserved).

Received
9 February 2017
Decided
11 July 2017 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
14
Ward
Bedlington Central
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated10 Feb
  3. Consult.2 Jun
  4. Target11 Jul
  5. Decided11 Jul

Decided in 151 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Northumberland (County)83% of outline applications approved

This is an outline application for demolition at Car Park Vulcan Place Bedlington Northumberland NE22 5DN. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type and approves 86% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. This one was decided in 152 days, 14 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s median. There have been 23 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Bedlington Central. We hold 565 applications in total for the NE22 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
17/00444/OUT
Address
Car Park Vulcan Place Bedlington Northumberland NE22 5DN
Postcode
NE22 5DN
Application Type
Outline Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Bedlington Central
Parish
West Bedlington

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners
Agent Address
The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
9 February 2017
Consultation Expiry
2 June 2017
Target Decision Date
11 July 2017
Date Decided
11 July 2017
Date Validated
10 February 2017
Date Submitted
9 February 2017
Consultation Start
11 July 2017
Consultation End
2 June 2017
Neighbour Consultation Start
24 May 2017
Neighbour Consultation End
9 March 2017
Last Date for Comments
2 June 2017
Committee Meeting
6 June 2017
Permission Expires
11 July 2020

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
151 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
23 February 2017
Advertisement Expiry
16 March 2017
Site Notice Start
21 February 2017
Site Notice End
14 March 2017

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-05805059
Comments
14
Documents
55
Constraints
7
Coordinates
55.131744, -1.593637
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Northumberland (County)

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Planning history at this site

18 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    8 Jun

    Discharge of Conditions 8 (Unit 2 - Service Management Plan), 13 (Plant Noise) and 14 (Extract & Ventilation)…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/01998/DISCON
  2. 2024
    14 May

    Discharge of condition 26(Archaeology) on approved application 21/02236/VARYCO

    RefusedDischarge of conditions24/01614/DISCON
  3. 2024
    12 Jan

    Discharge of conditions 3 (External Lighting) and 17 (Lighting) on approved application 21/02236/VARYCO

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions24/00093/DISCON
  4. 2023
    23 Aug

    Part Discharge of conditions 7 (refuse storage), 15 (noise), 16 (odour) in relation to Phase D, Unit 4 and…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions23/03183/DISCON
  5. 2022
    8 Jun

    Non-material amendment (1 Replacing gabions to rear of retail units within Phase D with pre-cast concrete…

    ApprovedNon-material amendment22/02058/NONMAT
  6. 2021
    8 Oct

    Discharge of condition 5(Drainage Verification Report) on approved application 19/04899/REM

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/03962/DISCON

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: BedlingtonPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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