Morgan House Margrove Road Boosbeck Saltburn by the Sea TS12 3BL Data via plota.co.uk

R/2026/0167/FFM - Circular 14/90 Valid

Proposal

Change of use from residential nursing home (C2) to a HMO with 32 rooms (Sui Generis use) (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 30 Oct 2026; it is now day 140.

The consultation period closed on 20 Jul 2026.

Documents 25

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Boosbeck built-up area; Priority habitat about 14 m away: Deciduous woodland; National infrastructure project about 1058 m away: East Coast Hydrogen Teesside Pipeline, at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

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Important details

Application type
Circular 14/90
Postcode
TS12 3BL
Received
11 Mar 2026
Validated
12 Jun 2026
Parish
Lockwood CP
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Sch 2
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gannon & Henderson Architectural Design

Decision outlook

Day 140, past the statutory target. 85% of changes of use in Redcar and Cleveland are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Sept 2026.

Day 14084 days past the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
10%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Redcar and Cleveland in the last twelve months, from validation. Redcar and Cleveland decision record →

Public comments

5comments received

13 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Jun 2026
Comments by
20 Jul 2026
Redcar and Cleveland
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#69 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Redcar and Cleveland ranks #169 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Rarely extends deadlines
decisions usually arrive on time
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Redcar and Cleveland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
96%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #15 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #58 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #169 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #56 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
18 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
37 decided
418
Total decisions
16 refused in the year to March 2026