Greystoke Apartments Kings Avenue Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1EQ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/01267/PRUTPO
Appeal
Dismissed · 11 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374643 ↗
Date received
3 Apr 2025
Date validated
3 Apr 2025
Postcode
NE61 1EQ

Description

Tree Preservation Order: Prune back overhanging branches by 2-3m from 1 Copper Beech tree (T14) Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 573.

Day 573, past the statutory target. 81% 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 16 Oct 2026.

Day 573517 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,122decided 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 8

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 28 m away: Morpeth; National infrastructure project about 1302 m away: Morpeth Northern Bypass; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Tree preservation order about 15 m away: The Northumberland County Council (Land at Kings Avenue, De Merley Road and Howard Terrace, Morpeth) Tree Preservation Order 2015 (no.12 of 2015) - Group 1; Inside the Morpeth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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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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