40 Durban Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1JA Data via plota.co.uk

25/04310/FUL Decided

Proposal

Proposed change of use from ground floor shop with residence attached and above to one residential property Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 9 Oct 2026, 16:43

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Application progress

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Received

28 Nov 2025

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Validated

1 Dec 2025

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Consultation

22 Jan 2026

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Decided

22 Jan 2026

Decided on 22 Jan 2026 · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

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National infrastructure project 640 m away: Port Blyth New Biomass Plant

The site is 640 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Special protection area 455 m away: Northumberland Marine; Inside the Blyth (Northumberland) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £60,000 in July 2025. Other property, freehold.

18 July 2025£60,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (49 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Northumberland (County)
Postcode: NE24 1JA
Received: 28 Nov 2025
Validated: 1 Dec 2025
Target decision: 29 Dec 2025
Decision date: 22 Jan 2026
Freehold owner: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 2 Dec 2025
Consultation: 22 Jan 2026
Comments by: 22 Jan 2026
Site or press notice: 23 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry: 29 Dec 2025

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2016 Withdrawn

Morpeth Road Primary School Disraeli Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1HZ

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 15/01008/CCD in…

16/01548/VARYCO 23 May 2016

Northumberland (County)

Planning Authority Score

3.8/10

Below average

#207 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Northumberland (County) decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #158 of 296

91%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #178 of 296

62%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #167 of 296

47%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #210 of 296

80%

Minor dwellings approved

223 decided (1-9 homes)

89%

Major dwellings approved

36 decided (10+ homes)

86%

Change of use approved

71 decided

2,013

Total decisions

233 refused in the year to March 2026

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.