Apple Tree Lodge And Lime Tree Lodge Swarland Old Hall Old Swarland Swarland Morpeth Northumberland NE65 9HU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use 2no. holiday lodges to be used as residential units, not restricted to holiday letting Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 11
Site constraints 4
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, 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Northumberland (County)
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- NE65 9HU
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Shilbottle
- Parish
- Newton-on-the-Moor And Swarland
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 2 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- GFW
How this decision compares
Decided in 134 days from validation, 74 days slower 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14690375
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14690375
- Neighbours
- 18 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 2 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 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%).
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