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Bamburgh Castle Hotel, Seahouses, NE687SQ

N/06/B/0653Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 November 2006

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from bar area (a4) to bedroom/living area (c1).

Received
6 July 2006
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Agent
Hyett Brewis Partnership
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Sep
  5. Decided1 Nov

Decided in 111 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Bamburgh Castle Hotel, Seahouses, NE687SQ. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Seahouses conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 507 applications in total for the NE68 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
NE68 7SQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
North Sunderland

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2006
Consultation expiry
2 August 2006
Consultation start
13 July 2006
Neighbour consultation start
13 July 2006
Target decision date
7 September 2006
Decision issued
2 November 2006

Applicant and agent

Agent
Hyett Brewis Partnership
Agent address
1, Peth Stables, Walkergate, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
13 July 2006
Site notice end
2 August 2006

Additional information

Documents
0
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Seahouses
  • Listed building: Grade II: Limekilns at Seahouses HarbourOn this site · +1 more
  • National Landscape (AONB): Northumberland Coast
  • Heritage coast: North Northumberland
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and brownfield registers.

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2023
    19 Sep

    Discharge of conditions 3 (cycle parking), 4 (construction management plan) and 5 (materials) pursuant to…

    RefusedDischarge of conditions23/03486/DISCON
  2. 2020
    3 Nov

    Extension and conversion to provide 18No additional hotel rooms and improved pub/restaurant facilities.

    PendingFull Application20/03697/FUL
  3. 2014
    27 May

    Variation of condition 3 relating to planning permission N/10/B/0316

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)14/01714/VARYCO
  4. 2008
    7 Feb

    Proposed 12 bedroom extension to existing building.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationN/08/B/0094
  5. 2008
    7 Feb

    Alteration of exisiting hotel to include new entrance and extensions, also change of use of part of building…

    WithdrawnFull ApplicationN/08/B/0093
  6. 2004
    13 Dec

    Extension to provide 12 additional bedrooms and swimming pool.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationN/04/B/1113

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