15 Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NX

25/04124/ADEAdvertisement Consent post April 07Refused

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Refused on 18 March 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Advertisement consent for a freestanding electronic advertisement board.

Received: 17 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Northumberland County Council
Ward: Morpeth North
Agent: Carter Smith Planning Consultants

ReceivedReceived17 Nov
ValidatedValidated21 Jan
Consult.Consultation18 Mar
TargetTarget Date3 Mar
DecidedDecided18 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 15 Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NX. Northumberland (County) has handled 341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 121 days, 10 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Morpeth conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There have been 10 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Morpeth North. We hold 1,506 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

84% of advertising applications at Northumberland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

By virtue of its size, design and prominent position directly in front of a listed building, it would form an intrusive and incongruous feature that would harm the setting of the listed building and the character of the Conservation Area. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Policies Des 1 and Emp 1 of the Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan, Policies QOP 1, QOP 2, ENV 7 and ENV 9 of the Northumberland Local Plan, and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: NE61 1NX
Application type: Advertisement Consent post April 07
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 27 January 2026
Consultation start: 6 January 2026
Consultation end: 18 March 2026
Last date for comments: 27 January 2026
Target decision date: 3 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Carter Smith Planning Consultants
Agent address: Morpeth Business Hub 17A Coopies Haugh Coopies Lane Morpeth NE61 6JN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14490573
Comments: 0
Documents: 15
Constraints: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Conservation area: Morpeth
Listed building: Grade II: No 15 and Attached Area RailingsOn or next to this site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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.

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© 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.

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10 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Northumberland (County)

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