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Smailes 40 Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NL

17/03796/ADEAdvertisement Consent post April 07Approved
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Approved on 16 January 2018

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Advertisement Consent: To repair the existing fascia using a smooth skim coat of cement/render and the installation of externally illuminated aluminium lettering and 2no. non-illuminated timber hanging signs to be positioned either end of fascia sign. Window manifestations to be applied internal with lettering cut out from frosted vinyl. (amended 20/12/17)

Received
20 October 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Morpeth North
Agent
Acanthus Darbyshire Architects
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated31 Oct
  3. Consult.17 Jan
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided16 Jan

Decided in 77 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at Smailes 40 Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NL. Northumberland (County) has handled 341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 88 days, 6 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Morpeth conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Morpeth North. We hold 1,506 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

84% of advertising 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
NE61 1NL
Application type
Advertisement Consent post April 07
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 October 2017
Consultation expiry
17 January 2018
Consultation start
17 January 2018
Consultation end
17 January 2018
Neighbour consultation start
31 October 2017
Neighbour consultation end
21 November 2017
Last date for comments
17 January 2018
Target decision date
18 January 2018
Decision issued
17 January 2018
Permission expires
17 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acanthus Darbyshire Architects
Architect profile
ACANTHUS DARBYSHIRE ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
8 Hawthorn Road Gosforth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE3 4DE

Planning decision

Statutory period
79 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 November 2017
Advertisement expiry
30 November 2017
Site notice start
21 December 2017
Site notice end
11 January 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06469994
Documents
19
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Morpeth
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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Northumberland (County)

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