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69 Merley Gate Loansdean Morpeth Northumberland NE61 2EP

24/01626/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 19 July 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

2 room extension above existing garage to provide additional (3rd) bedroom and home office to dwelling. Reconfigure existing ensuite and bathroom to create enlarged landing to access new rooms, and no.1 enlarged family bathroom.

Received
15 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Morpeth Kirkhill
  1. Received15 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target24 Jul
  5. Decided19 Jul

Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at 69 Merley Gate Loansdean Morpeth Northumberland NE61 2EP. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 2 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Morpeth Kirkhill. We hold 1,506 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

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

Postcode
NE61 2EP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2024
Consultation expiry
19 June 2024
Consultation start
29 May 2024
Consultation end
19 July 2024
Neighbour consultation start
29 May 2024
Neighbour consultation end
19 June 2024
Last date for comments
19 June 2024
Target decision date
24 July 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3369588
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 5 November 2025Dev Type: Other minor developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13062382
Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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

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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Northumberland (County)

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