15 Market Place Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00920/CUD - PA Comm, Busi, Serv to Dwellinghouse Approved

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for change of use of first, second and third floor from Class E retail to 5no. residential units Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Mar 2026
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Consultation
19 Mar 2026
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Approved
12 May 2026

Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Morpeth 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 68 m away: Bell tower or clock tower
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
19 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Town Hall, Grade II, 32 m away · 1 Grade II*, 18 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 ↗
Local nature reserve 231 m away: Carlisle Park
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Morpeth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 £200,000 in August 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

30 August 2024£200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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Important details

Application type
PA Comm, Busi, Serv to Dwellinghouse
Postcode
NE61 1HG
Received
13 Mar 2026
Validated
13 Mar 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
Parish
Morpeth
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval req and Granted
Decision date
12 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Aynsley Planning
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, about the council's usual 60 days. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
150decided in the last year

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-14691140
Neighbours
13 Mar 2026
Consultation
19 Mar 2026
Comments by
3 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
24 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.