Beresford Arms South Side Whalton Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3UZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Part conversion of existing public house to form two number dwellings to rear and retain public house at smaller scale Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Site constraints 6
Show all 8 with distances
- 29 mGarden Walls, Railings, and Attached Outbuildings, to East of Whalton HouseGrade II
- 44 mThe CottageGrade II
- 44 m1-3, South SideGrade II
- 73 mFront Garden Wall, Railings and Gate Piers to Whalton HouseGrade II
- 86 mWellhead 3 Metres East of Rear Wing of Whalton HouseGrade II
- 94 mWhalton House and Attached Wall to EastGrade II
- 117 mThe Seven StarsGrade II
- 140 mLynn Law FarmhouseGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 2
Last sold for £800,000 in December 2020. Other property, freehold.
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 April 2020, 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
- NE61 3UZ
- Received
- 22 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Ponteland East & Stannington
- Parish
- Whalton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Decision date
- 6 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Munro Planning & Development Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 102 days from validation, 42 days slower 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.
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PLP-00003948
- Neighbours
- 26 Jun 2026
- Consultation
- 6 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 6 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 9 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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.
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