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1 Wanless Lane Hexham Northumberland NE46 1BZ

26/00475/COUChange of UseApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 8 April 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)6 conditions

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

Proposal

Temporary change of use from a garage to community grocery for a duration of 2 years previously granted under planning permission 23/02088/COU and 21/01040/COU

Received
9 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hexham East
Agent
Northern Bureau for Architecture
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided8 Apr

Decided in 58 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 1 Wanless Lane Hexham Northumberland NE46 1BZ. Northumberland (County) has handled 824 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Hexham East. We hold 907 applications in total for the NE46 postcode area.

92% of amendment 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
NE46 1BZ
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hexham

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
12 March 2026
Consultation start
10 February 2026
Consultation end
8 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
10 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
3 March 2026
Last date for comments
12 March 2026
Target decision date
6 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Northern Bureau for Architecture
Architect profile
NORTHERN BUREAU FOR ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
The Hub New Century House Crowther Road Washington NE38 0AQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
19 February 2026
Advertisement expiry
12 March 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14674574
Documents
10
Constraints
7

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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