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Former Water Works Dock Road Tweedmouth Northumberland

18/01164/OUTOutline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 9 May 2019

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Hybrid Application - Demolition of Reservoir, Full application for Conversion of Pumping Station for up to 6 Apartments and Outline application with Access, Layout and Scale for the Erection of 4 Dwellings - Amended 16/07/18 & 28/11/18

Received
30 March 2018
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
17
Ward
Berwick East
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.9 May
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided9 May

Decided in 161 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Former Water Works Dock Road Tweedmouth Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type. This one was decided in 405 days, 51 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Tweedmouth conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Berwick East.

84% of outline 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

Application type
Outline Application
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 November 2018
Consultation expiry
9 May 2019
Consultation start
9 May 2019
Consultation end
9 May 2019
Neighbour consultation start
13 March 2019
Neighbour consultation end
24 December 2018
Last date for comments
24 December 2018
Target decision date
16 April 2019
Committee meeting
21 March 2019
Permission expires
9 May 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
The St Nicholas Building St Nicholas Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 1RF

Planning decision

Statutory period
138 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 April 2018
Advertisement expiry
10 May 2018
Site notice start
20 August 2018
Site notice end
10 September 2018

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06814490
Documents
106
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: TweedmouthPart of the site
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref PKT0659Part of the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: TweedmouthPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Water Works, Dock Road, TweedmouthRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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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