14 - 26 Church Street Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland TD15 1DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/02973/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of existing building to provide three self-contained residential dwellings, comprising 1 studio apartment, 1 one-bedroom apartment and 1 two-bedroom townhouse to rear, together with retention/provision of ground-floor retail unit. Installation of velux windows. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Validated
24 Aug 2026
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Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: Number 26 (Incorporating 28)
List entry 1041678 · 1 m away · 84 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade I, 4 Grade II*, 78 Grade II)
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 the other 84 with distances
Historic England ↗
Berwick-upon-Tweed 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Berwick-upon-Tweed. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage at risk: Berwick-upon-Tweed
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Special area of conservation 279 m away: Tweed Estuary
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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 161 m away: The medieval and post-medieval fortifications at Berwick upon Tweed; SSSI 279 m away: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI; Inside the Berwick-upon-Tweed built-up area; Heritage coast 244 m away: North Northumberland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £150,000 in August 2025. Other property, freehold.

15 August 2025£150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area1,371 m² (14,757 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 57)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TD15 1DY
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Berwick North
Parish
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 65, past the statutory target. 73% of changes of use in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 23 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 24 Oct 2026.

Day 659 days past the 56-day target
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

1comment received
1 supporting

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15172795
Planning Portal ref
PP-15172795
Neighbours
24 Aug 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
1 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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.