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The Engine Shed Billendean Road Spittal Northumberland

19/04107/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 9 July 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing sheds and ancillary structures. Erection of 52 unit Extra Care housing and 8 Bungalows and associated landscaping, parking and access.

Received
4 October 2019
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
16
Ward
Berwick East
Agent
CEAD Architects
  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated4 Oct
  3. Consult.10 Jul
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided9 Jul

Decided in 279 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at The Engine Shed Billendean Road Spittal Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 279 days, 33 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 23 applications across Berwick East.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
52
Parish
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 October 2019
Consultation expiry
10 July 2020
Consultation start
10 July 2020
Consultation end
10 July 2020
Neighbour consultation start
17 October 2019
Neighbour consultation end
7 November 2019
Last date for comments
14 November 2019
Target decision date
31 August 2020
Decision issued
10 July 2020
Permission expires
10 July 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
CEAD Architects
Architect profile
CEAD LIMITED
Agent address
Toffee Factory Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 2DF

Planning decision

Statutory period
332 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 October 2019
Advertisement expiry
14 November 2019
Site notice start
23 October 2019
Site notice end
24 October 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08190169
Documents
77
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: The Engine Sheds, Billendean Road, TweedmouthRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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 and heritage coasts.

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    5 Nov

    Discharge of conditions : 4 (construction method statement), 27 parts (a) and (b) (land contamination) and 33…

    RefusedDischarge of conditions20/03730/DISCON
  2. 2019
    4 Oct

    Demolition of existing sheds and ancillary structures. Erection of 52 unit Extra Care housing and 8 Bungalows…

    This applicationApprovedFull19/04107/FUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2009
    25 Sep

    Demolition of the engine shed.

    ApprovedAgricultural Determination ApplicationN/09/B/0397

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