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The Railway Inn Fourstones Hexham Northumberland NE47 5DG

18/02349/FULFull ApplicationRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of the Railway Inn Public House (Class A4) to a single residential dwelling (Class C3).

Received
3 July 2018
Decided
10 April 2019 · Application Refused
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
118
Ward
Humshaugh
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received3 Jul
  2. Validated7 Aug
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target2 Oct
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 246 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Northumberland (County)88% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Railway Inn Fourstones Hexham Northumberland NE47 5DG. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,593 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 281 days, 32 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Humshaugh. We hold 703 applications in total for the NE47 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
18/02349/FUL
Address
The Railway Inn Fourstones Hexham Northumberland NE47 5DG
Postcode
NE47 5DG
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Large
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Refused
Ward
Humshaugh
Parish
Warden

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Simply Planning Limited
Agent Address
Howbery Business Park Benson Lane Wallingford OX10 8BA

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
3 July 2018
Consultation Expiry
10 April 2019
Target Decision Date
2 October 2018
Date Decided
10 April 2019
Date Validated
7 August 2018
Date Submitted
3 July 2018
Consultation Start
10 April 2019
Consultation End
10 April 2019
Neighbour Consultation Start
28 March 2019
Neighbour Consultation End
3 September 2018
Last Date for Comments
6 September 2018
Committee Meeting
9 April 2019

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Refused
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
16 August 2018
Advertisement Expiry
6 September 2018
Site Notice Start
15 August 2018
Site Notice End
5 September 2018

Appeal

Appeal Status
Decided
Appeal Result
Appeal Dismissed

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-07070215
Comments
118
Documents
118
Constraints
5
Coordinates
55.004400, -2.175164
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Northumberland (County)

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

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