Unit 1 Birchwood Way Ashwood Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 0XD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Catergory E(D) back to B2/B8 industrial Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 1
Last sold for £500,000 in August 2019. Other property, leasehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, 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
- NE63 0XD
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Ward
- College With North Seaton
- Parish
- Ashington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 8 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- PR Design
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days faster 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 →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15154537
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15154537
- Neighbours
- 13 Aug 2026
- Consultation
- 8 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 8 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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