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4 Newgate Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1BA

26/01497/ADEAdvertisement Consent post April 07Refused
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Refused on 28 September 2026

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

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

Proposal

Advertisement consent for a non-illuminated fascia sign displaying the business name 'Queen Star Nails' fixed to the front elevation of the building.

Received
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 25 October 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated13 May
  3. Consult.28 Sep
  4. Target29 Sep
  5. Decided28 Sep

Decided in 138 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 4 Newgate Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1BA. Northumberland (County) has handled 341 applications of this type. This one was decided in 153 days, 15 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Morpeth conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 76 applications across Morpeth North. We hold 1,505 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

  1. The proposed signage, by virtue of its modern aluminium construction and vinyl lettering, would be inappropriate to the traditional character of the Grade II listed building and surrounding Conservation Area. The proposal would harm the significance of the listed building, the character and appearance of Morpeth Conservation Area and the setting of nearby listed buildings. The proposal is therefore contrary to Sections 16(2), 66(1) and 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, NPPF Policies DP3, HE4, HE6 and HE9, Northumberland Local Plan Policies ENV1, ENV7, ENV9 and QOP1 and Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan Policies Emp1 and Des1.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 May 2026
Consultation start
13 May 2026
Consultation end
28 September 2026
Last date for comments
3 June 2026
Target decision date
29 September 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14770928
Documents
8
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Morpeth
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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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