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Morpeth First School Goose Hill Middle Greens Morpeth NE61 1TL

19/04708/CCDCounty Council DevelopmentPermitted

Proposal

Provision of a new car park on the site of the former Morpeth First School to provide a total of 142 no. parking bays. It is proposed to provide 128 no. standard parking bays, 8 no. disabled parking bays and 6 no. electric vehicle charging bays.

Received
29 November 2019
Decided
6 April 2021 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
22
Ward
Morpeth Stobhill
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received29 Nov
  2. Validated29 Nov
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided6 Apr

Decided in 494 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Northumberland (County)83% of other applications approved

This is a planning application at Morpeth First School Goose Hill Middle Greens Morpeth NE61 1TL. Northumberland (County) has handled 476 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 37 days. This one was decided in 494 days, 65 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s median. The site is in 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Morpeth Stobhill. We hold 1,483 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
19/04708/CCD
Address
Morpeth First School Goose Hill Middle Greens Morpeth NE61 1TL
Postcode
NE61 1TL
Application Type
County Council Development
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Morpeth Stobhill
Parish
Morpeth

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Highways Design Local Services County Hall Morpeth NE61 2EF

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
29 November 2019
Consultation Expiry
23 February 2021
Target Decision Date
6 April 2021
Date Decided
6 April 2021
Date Validated
29 November 2019
Date Submitted
29 November 2019
Consultation Start
23 February 2021
Consultation End
23 February 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
23 February 2021
Neighbour Consultation End
1 January 2020
Last Date for Comments
9 January 2020
Committee Meeting
8 March 2021
Permission Expires
6 April 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Committee Decision
Statutory Period
494 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
19 December 2019
Advertisement Expiry
9 January 2020
Site Notice Start
18 December 2019
Site Notice End
8 January 2020

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08298063
Comments
22
Documents
99
Constraints
19
Coordinates
55.165596, -1.685309
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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: MorpethPart of the site
  • Brownfield land register: Goose Hill Police Station, Castle Bank, MorpethRegister site at or near this address
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, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.

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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-10-09. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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