Flying Horse Flat 78 Waterloo Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/02930/FUL - Full Application Registered
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use from first floor residential unit over public house to beauticians Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Documents 1

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
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 ↗
Conservation area 16 m away: Blyth Bondicar Terrace
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 969 m away: Port Blyth New Biomass Plant
The site is 969 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
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Blyth (Northumberland) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Northumberland (County)
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE24 1DG
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Croft
Parish
Blyth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 546 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.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
19 Aug 2026
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 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

2024
76A Waterloo Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DG
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24/01798/REG
2023
Nationwide 4 Wanley Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DP
Advertisement consent to replace 1no. projecting sign with new 500mm sign. Replace 1no. f…
23/03924/ADE
2023 Approved
Wellington House Wolsley Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DD
Trees in a Conservation Area: T1 - Fraxinus excelsior - Crown reduce 3 metres from all si…
23/03079/TREECA
2023
Units 1 And 3 (formally Argos) Ebor House Bowes Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1EB
Sub-division of existing retail unit (unit 1) into 5 retail units (use class E) including…
23/03119/FUL
2021 Approved
Blyth Valley Day Service Wellington House Wolsley Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DD
Conversion of redundant offices / clinic to 3No luxury flats
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2021 Approved
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Advertisement Consent: Installation of 6 metre high flag pole for 3 flags (resubmission o…
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2021 Approved
Land South East Of St Marys Church Church Street Blyth Northumberland
Advertisement Consent: Installation of a 6 metre high flag pole
21/00871/ADE
2020 Refused
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Erection of softwood wooden fence on top of existing garden wall (retrospective)
20/03783/FUL
2020 Approved
51 Bowes Street Blyth NE24 1EB
Erection of 2 storey rear extension
20/02897/FUL
2020 Approved
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Change of use from shop/hair salon to a hot food takeaway with installation of flue/duct…
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2020
Sambuca Blyth 62-66 Waterloo Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DG
Advertisement Consent for - Restaurant Signage
20/02112/ADE
2020 Approved
81-87 Crofton House Waterloo Road Blyth NE24 1BU
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20/00077/TREECA
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2020
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64 Waterloo Road Blyth NE24 1DG
Change of use to numbers 64 Waterloo Road to form an extension to Sambuca Restaurant at n…
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2019 Approved
Sambuca Blyth 62 Waterloo Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DG
Advertisement consent for two projecting signs
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Proposed external redecoration works to existing shop front
19/01582/FUL
2019 Approved
4 Wanley Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DP
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19/01583/ADE
2018 Approved
Alzheimers Society 66A Waterloo Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 1DG
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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

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