Bates Cottage Post Office Holywell Whitley Bay Northumberland NE25 0LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/03285/COU - Change of Use Registered
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Sui Generis to Class C3 Dwellinghouse, including the incorporation of the property into adjoining Forge cottage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

IMG FRONT ELEVATION Photo · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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 ↗
Holywell 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 ↗
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
5 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 494 m away: Holywell Pond SSSI; Inside the Seaton Delaval built-up area; Green belt 40 m away: Tyne and Wear; Priority habitat 43 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Building

Floor area22 m² (237 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 111)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Northumberland (County)
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
NE25 0LW
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Holywell
Parish
Seaton Valley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 2238 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
44%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
155decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15203647
Planning Portal ref
PP-15203647
Neighbours
17 Sept 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.