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Queens Head Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NB

19/03863/VARYCOVariation of Planning ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 1 June 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Variation of condition no. 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning application 16/02233/FUL - Retention of the demolition of the existing 2 storey and single storey buildings to the rear together with amendments to rear of the building to include a new 2 and 3 storey extension and refurbishment of the existing hotel, including the removal and amendments to conditions to correspond with proposed changes

Received
13 September 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Morpeth North
  1. Received13 Sep
  2. Validated23 Sep
  3. Consult.1 Jun
  4. Target1 Jun
  5. Decided1 Jun

Decided in 252 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Queens Head Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NB. Northumberland (County) has handled 2,203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 262 days, 30 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Morpeth conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Morpeth North. We hold 1,506 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

86% of conditions 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 1NB
Application type
Variation of Planning Condition
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 September 2019
Consultation expiry
1 June 2020
Consultation start
1 June 2020
Consultation end
1 June 2020
Neighbour consultation start
3 October 2019
Neighbour consultation end
24 October 2019
Last date for comments
7 November 2019
Target decision date
1 June 2020
Permission expires
1 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
DMFleming (BDC)
Agent address
The Coachouse Longhirst Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3LU

Planning decision

Statutory period
252 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 October 2019
Advertisement expiry
7 November 2019
Site notice start
11 October 2019
Site notice end
1 November 2019

Additional information

Documents
50
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
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

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© 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.

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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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