Kikis Hair Salon 58 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AP Data via plota.co.uk

26/00053/FUL - Full Application Refused
Change of useExtensions & alterationsNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from Hair Salon use class E to residential use class C3 creating 2no 1 bed flats on first floor and 1no 2 bed flat on second floor with addition of dormer window and new corridor to ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
21 Jan 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
17 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 17 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Documents 19

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DECISION NOTICE Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 3

PDF WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR STATEMENT: 6008705 Appeal Correspondence · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF APPEAL STATEMENT Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGY Consultee Comment · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF SITE PLANS REV B Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS REV B. Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANS REV B Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPEAL FORM Appeal Appellant`s Case · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 6

PDF CONSERVATION Consultee Comment · 23 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF BLYTH TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC PROTECTION Consultee Comment · 27 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Response · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND ANNEX A Consultee Response · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF WE?VE RECEIVED YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE: 6008705 Appeal Correspondence · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF START LETTER Appeal Correspondence · 7 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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 ↗
Blyth Heritage 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 ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Special protection area 144 m away: Northumberland Marine
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.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Harbour Commissioners Offices, Grade II, 19 m away · 1 Grade II*, 7 Grade II
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.
Show all 8 with distances
Historic England ↗
National infrastructure project 1001 m away: Port Blyth New Biomass Plant
The site is 1001 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
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 365 m away: Northumberland Shore SSSI; Inside the Blyth (Northumberland) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Building

Floor area150 m² (1,615 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 96)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 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
Full Application
Postcode
NE24 2AP
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
21 Jan 2026
Ward
Wensleydale
Parish
Blyth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
17 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
M-M-A

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 60 for changes of use. Refused, as 18% of changes of use here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14606301
Planning Portal ref
PP-14606301
Neighbours
7 May 2026
Consultation
17 Mar 2026
Comments by
7 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
The Quay 67 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AP
Conversion of existing public house including first floor offices and bedroom accommodati…
25/04243/FUL
2025
79 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2BJ
Listed building consent for nstallation of air source heat pumps and electric vehicle cha…
25/00451/LBC
2025
79 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2BJ
Installation of air source heat pumps and electric vehicle charging points.
25/00450/FUL
2024
Community Service Volunteers 79 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AN
Listed Building Consent: Removal of modern additions to the building, upgrading services…
24/03875/LBC
2024
Community Service Volunteers 79 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AN
Damaged stone front entrance steps to be replaced with new stonework, exterior protective…
24/02733/FUL
2024
Community Service Volunteers 79 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AN
Listed Building Consent for damaged stone front entrance steps to be replaced with new st…
24/02734/LBC
2023
The Kings Head 85 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AE
Listed building consent to strip and relay slate roof with existing/matching reclaimed sl…
23/01658/LBC
2023
Blyth Police Station Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AA
Listed Building Consent: Change or use from Former Police Station (Sui Generis) to Commer…
23/00344/LBC
2023
Blyth Police Station Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AA
Change or use from Former Police Station (Sui Generis) to Commercial Business & Services…
23/00343/FUL
2020 Approved
Jumpin Jax 85 Bridge Street Blyth NE24 3AE
Advertisement Consent: Proposed 3x facia signage to front elevation, 1x fascia signage to…
20/03764/ADE
2021 Approved
Jumpin Jax 85 Bridge Street Blyth NE24 3AE
Proposed 3x facia signage to front elevation, 1x fascia signage to each side elevation (r…
21/00628/LBC
2020 Approved
Jumpin Jax 85 Bridge Street Blyth NE24 3AE
Listed Building Consent for minor alterations to Grade 2 Listed Building including new ex…
20/00834/LBC
2020 Approved
Jumpin Jax 85 Bridge Street Blyth NE24 3AE
Minor alterations to Grade 2 Listed Building including new external door and new opening…
20/00833/FUL
2018 Refused
1-9 Fieldfare House And 1-17 Quayside Court Blyth Northumberland
Replace the existing softwood slide and sash windows with a fully functional UPVC slide a…
18/00297/FUL
2018 Approved
The Kings Head 85 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AE
Listed building consent for demolition and removal of the existing brick boundary wall an…
18/00178/LBC
2018 Approved
The Kings Head 85 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AE
Demolition and removal of the existing brick boundary wall and timber terrace behind, and…
18/00177/FUL
2017 Approved
1A Sussex Street Blyth NE24 2BD
Retrospective change of use to provide a hard standing area for a temporary over-spill ca…
17/03231/FUL
2017 Approved
Jumpin Jax 85 Bridge Street Blyth NE24 3AE
Change of use from residential to mixed use with licensed eatery, arts space, office and…
17/01783/LBC
2017 Approved
Jumpin Jax 85 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AE
Change of use from residential to mixed use with licensed eatery, arts space, office and…
17/01456/FUL
2017 Approved
Richard Stannard House 36 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AG
Proposed installation of external air conditioning plant for server room
17/00173/FUL
2017
Northumbria Police Blyth Police Station Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AA
Outline application for conversion of former police station into residential apartments
17/00933/OUT
2016 Refused
Richard Stannard House 36 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AG
Installation of external air conditioning plant for server room
16/04051/FUL
2025
Community Service Volunteers 79 Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2BJ
Discharge of condition 4 (domed rooflight) on approved application 24/02734/LBC
25/00582/DISCON
2024
Richard Stannard House Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AG
Notification of Prior Approval - Change of use from existing office and commercial use (U…
24/04304/CUD
2024
Richard Stannard House Bridge Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 2AG
Proposed external changes to existing building as detailed in planning statement, associa…
24/04267/FUL
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.