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3, Main Street, Spittal, Berwick-upon-tweed

N/08/B/0255Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 July 2008

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use from general commercial to print works (class b2).

Received
31 March 2008
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Agent
Box 22 Limited
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated4 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target30 May
  5. Decided10 Jul

Decided in 97 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 3, Main Street, Spittal, Berwick-upon-tweed. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 7 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Spittal conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 April 2008
Consultation expiry
24 April 2008
Consultation start
4 April 2008
Neighbour consultation start
4 April 2008
Target decision date
30 May 2008

Applicant and agent

Agent
Box 22 Limited
Agent address
First Floor, 23, Castlegate, Berwick-upon-Tweed, TD15 1LF

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
4 April 2008
Site notice end
24 April 2008

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Spittal
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Spittal
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Northumberland (County)

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