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West Tennis Courts Carlisle Park Castle Bank Morpeth Northumberland

19/04195/FULFull ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 11 February 2020

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from bowling pavilion to cafeteria, conversion and refurbishment, new terrace to the front of the building and extension to the rear. Addition of modular building for storage as supplemented by revised Design and Access Statement received 12/11/19

Received
16 October 2019
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
8
Ward
Morpeth North
Agent
Crawford Higgins Associates
  1. Received16 Oct
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Feb
  4. Target14 Feb
  5. Decided11 Feb

Decided in 113 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at West Tennis Courts Carlisle Park Castle Bank Morpeth Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 77 applications across Morpeth North.

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
Medium
Parish
Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2019
Consultation expiry
11 February 2020
Consultation start
11 February 2020
Consultation end
11 February 2020
Neighbour consultation start
29 January 2020
Last date for comments
28 November 2019
Target decision date
14 February 2020
Committee meeting
10 February 2020
Permission expires
11 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Crawford Higgins Associates
Agent address
First And Second Floor 1 Fore Street Hexham NE46 1ND

Planning decision

Statutory period
116 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 November 2019
Advertisement expiry
28 November 2019
Site notice start
31 October 2019
Site notice end
21 November 2019

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08216703
Documents
38
Constraints
11

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
  • Local nature reserve: Carlisle ParkNext to the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    27 Jan

    Non-material amendment pursuant to planning permission 19/04195/FUL

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment25/00293/NONMAT
  2. 2019
    16 Oct

    Change of use from bowling pavilion to cafeteria, conversion and refurbishment, new terrace to the front of…

    This applicationApprovedFull19/04195/FUL

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