Former Allendale First School Shilburn Road Allendale Northumberland NE47 9PT
Approved on 1 July 2026
Council decision: Application Permitted13 conditions
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Proposal
Conversion of former school into five residential dwellings.
- Received
- 11 November 2025
- ReceivedReceived11 Nov
- ValidatedValidated5 Dec
- Consult.Consultation12 May
- TargetTarget Date1 Jul
- DecidedDecided1 Jul
Decided in 208 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Former Allendale First School Shilburn Road Allendale Northumberland NE47 9PT. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 208 days, 23 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Allendale conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 713 applications in total for the NE47 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- NE47 9PT
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 12 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 July 2026
Appeal history
Additional information
- Documents
- 93
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: AllendalePart of the site
- National Landscape (AONB): North Pennines
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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Associated applications
- 202624 Sep
Discharge of Conditions 4 (Contaminated Land) and 10 (CMS) of approved application 25/04037/FUL
PendingDischarge of conditions26/03394/DISCON - 20255 Dec
Conversion of former school into five residential dwellings.
This applicationApprovedApplication25/04037/FUL - 20255 Dec
Listed Building Consent: Conversion of former school into five residential dwellings.
PendingListed building consentFiled alongside25/04038/LBC
Source: Northumberland (County)
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