38 Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the existing small car parking area into an outdoor seating area for the existing cafe/restaurant. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 6
Site constraints 10
Show all 13 with distances
- 18 m30 and 32, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 28 m26 and 28, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 29 mBlack Bull HotelGrade II
- 55 mThe ChantryGrade I
- 62 m19, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 70 mThe Old Bridge and FootbridgeGrade II
- 77 mNo 15 and Attached Area RailingsGrade II
- 77 m57, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 85 mTown and Country Antique Furniture RestorersGrade II
- 86 m59, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 97 mNew Bridge (Telford Bridge)Grade II*
- 140 mBollard by Rear Wall of Joiner's ArmsGrade II
- 148 mPethgate CourtGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £600,000 in May 2023. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Northumberland (County)
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- NE61 1NL
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Morpeth North
- Parish
- Morpeth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Carter Smith Planning Consultants
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15054674
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15054674
- Neighbours
- 4 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 28 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 28 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 31 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Northumberland (County) ranks #167 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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