Kings Arms West Terrace Seaton Sluice Whitley Bay Northumberland NE26 4RD Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/03870/FUL
Council
Northumberland (County) 3.8/10
Date received
27 Oct 2025
Date validated
5 Nov 2025
Postcode
NE26 4RD

Description

Works to rear terrace including covered seating area, cover open store for keg store, new timber pergola with polycarbonate roof and new ground coverings throughout (part retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 11 Oct 2026; it is now day 340.

Day 340, past the statutory target. 86% of full applications in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Oct 2026.

Day 340284 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
837decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →

Site constraints 12

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Kings Arms Hotel With Coach House to East, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 10 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
South Bents to Amble across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Seaton Delaval conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Special protection area about 113 m away: Northumbria Coast
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Public footpath about 26 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI about 105 m away: Tynemouth to Seaton Sluice SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Seaton Sluice built-up area; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Mudflats; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved
Kings Arms West Terrace Seaton Sluice NE26 4RD
Listed Building Consent: Display of 3 floodlit logo signs, 2 non-illuminated amenity boar…
19/03630/LBC
2019 Approved
Kings Arms West Terrace Seaton Sluice NE26 4RD
Advertisement consent for installation of replacement signage to exterior of building
19/03629/ADE
2019
Kings Arms West Terrace Seaton Sluice NE26 4RD
Advertisement Consent: Installation of 3 fascia signs, 3 hoarding signs and 2 other signs…
19/01678/ADE
2017 Approved
8 West Terrace Seaton Sluice NE26 4RE
Erection of single storey extension to the rear of the house. Creation of outdoor terrace…
17/01631/FUL
2016 Refused
8 West Terrace Seaton Sluice NE26 4RE
Erection of single storey extensions to the rear of the house. Creation of outdoor terrac…
16/04370/FUL
Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings