Duchess High School Annexe 2 Bailiffgate Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1LZ

20/01239/LBCListed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 22 April 2021

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Listed Building Consent: The conversion of no. 2-8 Bailiffgate to hotel (Use Class C1), demolition of rear of no. 2-8 Bailiffgate, construction of new build hotel (Use Class C1), refurbishment works to former gym block (Use Class D2), new vehicular access, landscaping and associated ancillary works.

Received: 22 April 2020
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 6
Council: Northumberland County Council
Ward: Alnwick

ReceivedReceived22 Apr
ValidatedValidated30 Apr
Consult.Consultation22 Apr
TargetTarget Date30 Apr
DecidedDecided22 Apr

Decided in 357 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Duchess High School Annexe 2 Bailiffgate Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1LZ. Northumberland (County) has handled 958 applications of this type. This one was decided in 365 days, 45 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Alnwick conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 17 other applications at this address. We hold 1,410 applications in total for the NE66 postcode area.

88% of heritage 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: NE66 1LZ
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Scale / size: Medium
Parish: Alnwick

Planning application dates

Date validated: 30 April 2020
Consultation expiry: 22 April 2021
Consultation start: 22 April 2021
Consultation end: 22 April 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 7 January 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 22 May 2020
Last date for comments: 22 April 2021
Target decision date: 30 April 2021
Committee meeting: 21 January 2021
Permission expires: 22 April 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 365 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 14 May 2020
Advertisement expiry: 4 June 2020
Site notice start: 22 May 2020
Site notice end: 12 June 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-08624681
Documents: 99
Constraints: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Alnwick
Listed building: Grade II: 3, WalkergateOn this site · +7 more
Tree Preservation Order: Ref PKT0421Part of the site · +1 more
Brownfield land register: Walkergate, Alnwick (brownfield parcel)Register site at or near this address

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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