38-bedroom hotel extension at Holiday Inn, Fisher Lane, Seaton Burn
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Northumberland County Strategic Planning Committee on 7 Oct 2025.
The site
The hotel occupies a six-hectare site in open countryside and the Green Belt, with 201 parking spaces and 151 existing bedrooms.
“The application site itself is 6 ha, with the majority of this consisting of green landscaping, and approximately 1.6 ha of the site consisting of the hotel building and car parking. The site is generally open, with the presence of an intensive tree line being located along the eastern and northern boundaries. The site is currently served by 201 parking spaces and currently consists of 151 operational bedrooms.”
Officer report
Earlier applications
Earlier permissions included hotel alterations and extensions, while a later application partially discharged conditions from one of those permissions.
“Reference Number: 19/00971/FUL Description: Alterations and extensions to existing hotel to upgrade banqueting facilities and formation of gastropub with additional car parking Status: Permitted…”
“Reference Number: 18/03775/FUL Description: Proposed alterations and extensions to existing hotel to upgrade banqueting facilities and formation of gastropub with additional car parking Status: Application Returned…”
Officer report
Public responses
Four neighbours were notified, and no objections, support or general comments were received.
“Number of Neighbours Notified 4 Number of Objections 0 Number of Support 0 Number of General Comments 0”
“Site Notice – General Site Notice, 19 th December 2024 Press Notice – Northumberland Gazette, 31 st October 2024”
Officer report
The vote
Councillor Stewart proposed approval in line with the recommendation and Councillor Fairless-Aitken seconded it.
“Councillor Stewart proposed the recommendation to approve the application in line with the report with the additional condition which was seconded by Councillor Fairless-Aitken.”
Minutes
The decision
The committee granted permission with the report’s conditions, an additional construction traffic management condition and a £5,463 coastal mitigation contribution.
“It was commented that the development would help with the local economy and tourism within the area.”
“RESOLVED that the application be GRANTED for the reasons and with the conditions as outlined in the report with an additional condition regarding the provision of a construction traffic management plan and a section 106 agreement securing coastal mitigation contributions of £5,463.”
Minutes
The members' reasons
“In response to comments made that Members felt there was insufficient information and transparency surrounding s106 agreements and what the funding was being spent on, and a request for a monthly report which provided more detail, the Committee was advised that there could be several hundred s106 at different stages at any one time, and that was the reason that there was an annual infrastructure statement provided which allowed all that information to be provided.”
Minutes
Source: the council's minutes, quoted word for word.
Sources
- Northumberland County Strategic Planning Committee minutes, 7 October 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Northumberland County's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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