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Castle Courthouse Castle Bank Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1YJ

20/02837/FULFull ApplicationPermitted
Full

Proposal

Change of Use of Part of Ground Floor to sui generis use (Drinking Establishments)

Received
2 September 2020
Decided
15 January 2021 · Application Permitted
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
13
Ward
Morpeth Stobhill
Approximate site (title boundary)
Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

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  1. Received2 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.15 Jan
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided15 Jan

Decided in 115 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Northumberland (County)86% of full applications approved

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Castle Courthouse Castle Bank Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1YJ. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,615 applications of this type and approves 92% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 135 days, 11 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s median. 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
20/02837/FUL
Address
Castle Courthouse Castle Bank Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1YJ
Postcode
NE61 1YJ
Application Type
Full Application
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Permitted
Ward
Morpeth Stobhill
Parish
Morpeth

Applicant & Agent

Agent
BH Planning & Design
Agent Address
1 Hood Street Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 6JQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
2 September 2020
Consultation Expiry
15 January 2021
Target Decision Date
15 January 2021
Date Decided
15 January 2021
Date Validated
22 September 2020
Date Submitted
2 September 2020
Consultation Start
15 January 2021
Consultation End
15 January 2021
Neighbour Consultation Start
23 September 2020
Neighbour Consultation End
14 October 2020
Last Date for Comments
22 October 2020
Permission Expires
15 January 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Application Permitted
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
115 days

Publicity

Last Advertised
1 October 2020
Advertisement Expiry
22 October 2020
Site Notice Start
25 September 2020
Site Notice End
16 October 2020

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09009177
Comments
13
Documents
29
Constraints
15
Coordinates
55.165140, -1.685391
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Northumberland (County)

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Associated applications

  1. 2020
    2 Sep

    Change of Use of Part of Ground Floor to sui generis use (Drinking Establishments)

    This applicationApprovedFull20/02837/FUL
  2. 2020
    2 Sep

    Listed Building Consent - Change of Use of Part of Ground Floor to sui generis use (Drinking Establishments)

    ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongside20/02838/LBC

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Morpeth
  • Listed building: Grade II*: The Court HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Goose Hill Police Station, Castle Bank, MorpethRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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