Public Convenience The Links Seaton Sluice Northumberland NE26 4JZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02600/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Redevelopment of existing WC and car park to new WC and cafe, including dog and bike wash facilities Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 14 Sept 2026, 04:31

Application progress

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Received

23 Jul 2026

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Validated

24 Jul 2026

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Consultation

24 Jul 2026

Decision

Expected by 21 Aug 2026

As of 16 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN STATEMENT AND ASSESSMENT BNG Metric Calculation Tool · 23 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 10

Local nature reserve: Blyth to Seaton Sluice Dunes

Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Green belt: Tyne and Wear

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

South Bents to Amble 2 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.

Habitat network: Coastal sand dunes

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

SSSI 110 m away: Northumberland Shore SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

Also on the record

Conservation area 38 m away: Seaton Delaval; Priority habitat 2 m away: Coastal sand dunes; Inside the Seaton Sluice built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council: Northumberland (County)
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: NE26 4JZ
Received: 23 Jul 2026
Validated: 24 Jul 2026
Ward: Hartley
Parish: Seaton Valley
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lichfields

Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides changes of use by day 59.

prediction

Day 536 days to the predicted decision (day 59)

47%decided within 8 weeks

82%approved

108decided 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

1comment received

1 objecting

Last counted 15 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15092011
Consultation: 24 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023

Proposed partial demolition of existing toilets and construction of new toilets and cafe

23/04706/FUL 21 Dec 2023

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved

Seaton Sluice Middle School Alston Grove Seaton Sluice Northumberland NE26 4JS

Strip back existing roof covering, remove all flashings, raise existing upstands, fascias…

23/01088/CCD 12 Jun 2023

Northumberland (County)

Planning Authority Score

3.8/10

Below average

#207 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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