6 Croft Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 2JL Data via plota.co.uk

25/04080/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective: Change of use from body piercing studio to African food shop Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Nov 2025
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Validated
24 Nov 2025
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Consultation
19 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Jan 2026

Approved on 19 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: The Wallaw Cinema, Grade II, 54 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 1000 m away: Port Blyth New Biomass Plant
The site is 1000 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 24 m away: Blyth Central; Heritage at risk 24 m away: Blyth Central; Radon affected area, class 2; Special protection area 425 m away: Northumberland Marine; Inside the Blyth (Northumberland) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £87,500 in October 2017. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

5 October 2017£87,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
1 April 2011£85,000Terraced house
4 December 2009£80,000Terraced house

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

Building

Floor area82 m² (883 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 101)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE24 2JL
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Croft
Parish
Blyth
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Dec 2025
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
19 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Bradley Hall
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
837decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14477558
Planning Portal ref
PP-14477558
Neighbours
24 Nov 2025
Consultation
19 Jan 2026
Comments by
19 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2025
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

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.

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.