Lily Rose Flowers 53A Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1PQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/04342/ADE - Advertisement Consent post April 07 Refused

Proposal

Retrospective: Advertisement consent for 1 illuminated fascia sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Consultation
20 Mar 2026
Refused
20 Mar 2026
Appeal dismissed
12 Jun 2026

Refused on 20 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 57, Bridge Street
List entry 1042755 · 17 m from the pin · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 9 Grade II)
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 ↗
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 55 m away: Morpeth Old Bridge
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 ↗
Local nature reserve 212 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.
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
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.

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Important details

Application type
Advertisement Consent post April 07
Postcode
NE61 1PQ
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
Parish
Morpeth
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
20 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 12 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 18% of signs and adverts here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
34decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
7 May 2026
Consultation
20 Mar 2026
Comments by
7 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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