2 Bridge Street 15- 17 Market Place Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NB Data via plota.co.uk

26/03589/FUL - Full Application Registered
Extensions & alterationsSolar & renewables

Proposal

Amendments to allow improved internal apartment layouts, external facade changes including installation solar panels, private residential balconies and creation of private residential roof terraces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2026
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Validated
15 Oct 2026
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Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Dec 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent extensions.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 3

PDF EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Superseded · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Superseded · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLAN Superseded · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 9 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Morpeth 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 68 m away: Bell tower or clock tower
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Town Hall, Grade II, 24 m away · 1 Grade II*, 19 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.
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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.
Local nature reserve 231 m away: Carlisle Park
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
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project 1602 m away: Morpeth Northern Bypass; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Morpeth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 16 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 area339 m² (3,649 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 100)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 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 1NB
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
Parish
Morpeth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Aynsley Planning

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
677decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

48 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15160681
Planning Portal ref
PP-15160681
Neighbours
15 Oct 2026
Consultation
16 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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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
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.