195 Alexandra Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9LA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from printers shop (Use Class E) to a mixed use of Use Classes F1 and F2, being a place of public worship or religious instruction, and a meeting place for the use of the local community, with ancillary, temporary residential accommodation in newly formed loft space for visiting clergy or speakers, with associated external alterations and roof lights front and rear Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 30 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Jul 2026
Documents 31
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 27
Site constraints 2
Checked on 6 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 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 2
Last sold for £66,000 in November 2023. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
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 March 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Northumberland (County)
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- NE63 9LA
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hirst
- Parish
- Ashington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Anton Lang Planning Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 99 days from validation, 39 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 60 for changes of use. Refused, as 18% 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14774243
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14774243
- Neighbours
- 24 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 30 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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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