The Joiners Arms Wansbeck Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1XZ

19/03146/FULFull ApplicationApproved

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Approved on 30 January 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Change of use of first floor managers accommodation to provide 4no. self-contained guest rooms, conversion of loft space to provide managers accommodation/further guest accommodation, installation of dormer window to the rear elevation as amended by drawings received 01/10/2019 and supplemented by proposed ground floor plan received 11/10/2019 and further amended drawings in respect of reduced dormer received 26/11/19

Received: 12 August 2019
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 8
Council: Northumberland County Council
Ward: Morpeth Stobhill
Agent: BH Planning & Design

ReceivedReceived12 Aug
ValidatedValidated4 Sep
Consult.Consultation30 Jan
TargetTarget Date31 Jan
DecidedDecided30 Jan

Decided in 148 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at The Joiners Arms Wansbeck Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1XZ. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 171 days, 17 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Morpeth Stobhill. We hold 1,506 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

89% of full 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 1XZ
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 September 2019
Consultation expiry: 30 January 2020
Consultation start: 30 January 2020
Consultation end: 30 January 2020
Neighbour consultation start: 7 October 2019
Neighbour consultation end: 21 October 2019
Last date for comments: 21 October 2019
Target decision date: 31 January 2020
Permission expires: 30 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: BH Planning & Design
Agent address: 1 Hood Street Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6JQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 149 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 12 September 2019
Advertisement expiry: 3 October 2019
Site notice start: 5 September 2019
Site notice end: 26 September 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08059341
Documents: 45
Constraints: 15

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)Part of the site
Conservation area: Morpeth
Listed building: Grade II: Bollard By Rear Wall of Joiner'S ArmsOn or next to this site

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, 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.

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Source: Northumberland (County)

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