Market Market Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1BQ

23/00618/CCDCounty Council DevelopmentApproved

Approved on 6 July 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed cultural hub comprising cinema, creative play and event space (sui generis), Cafe (Class E). Work to include public realm works to Market Place/Church Gardens and refurbishment of public toilets.

Received: 20 February 2023
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 11
Council: Northumberland County Council
Ward: Croft

ReceivedReceived20 Feb
ValidatedValidated28 Feb
Consult.Consultation6 Jul
TargetTarget Date6 Jul
DecidedDecided6 Jul

Decided in 128 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at Market Market Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1BQ. Northumberland (County) has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 136 days, 12 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 12 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Croft. We hold 680 applications in total for the NE24 postcode area.

90% of all 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: NE24 1BQ
Application type: County Council Development
Scale / size: Large
Parish: Blyth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 February 2023
Consultation expiry: 6 July 2023
Consultation start: 6 July 2023
Consultation end: 6 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start: 21 June 2023
Neighbour consultation end: 21 March 2023
Last date for comments: 6 July 2023
Target decision date: 6 July 2023
Committee meeting: 4 July 2023
Permission expires: 6 July 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent: DPP
Agent address: DPP Studio 012, Haylofts St Thomas' St Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LE

Planning decision

Statutory period: 128 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 17 March 2023
Advertisement expiry: 7 April 2023
Site notice start: 6 March 2023
Site notice end: 27 March 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11667316
Documents: 116
Constraints: 13

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

Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2022
10 Aug
Screening opinion for a culture hub and market place
ApprovedScreening Opinion22/02882/SCREEN

Source: Northumberland (County)

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