Spital Estate Community Association Elizabethan Hall Hepple Road Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6ST

1. 13 Jan 2026

   Received by Northumberland National Park

2. 20 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Northumberland National Park took a median of 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• 6 Avis Avenue Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6SS

  26/02706/COU Submitted 30 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  Change of use from a Use Class C3 residential dwellinghouse to a care home for up to two young people.

  Awaiting decision 23 docs
  Domestic

• 6 Avis Avenue Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6SS

  26/02706/COU Submitted 30 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  Change of use from a Use Class C3 residential dwellinghouse to a care home for up to two young people.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 28 docs
  Domestic

• 48 Westmorland Avenue Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6RN

  26/00026/CLEXIS Submitted 6 Jan 2026 300 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr

  Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing use for garage kept within the lawful planning guides and no new access required as its in the garden.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 6 docs

• 48 Westmorland Avenue Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6RN

  26/00026/CLPROP Submitted 6 Jan 2026 300 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar

  Certificate of Lawful Development - Proposed use for garage kept within the lawful planning guides and no new access required as its in the garden.

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 5 docs

• 15 Westfield Crescent Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6XA

  26/02952/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2026 400 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Change of use of section of back-lane to form part of residential curtilage and enclosure by extending existing boundary fence (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Westfield Crescent Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6XA

  26/02952/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2026 400 yards away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Change of use of section of back-lane to form part of residential curtilage and enclosure by extending existing boundary fence (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 17 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/01608/FUL Granted

  Loudside Farm Eachwick Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE18 0BJ

  Conversion of agricultural buildings to provide enlargement of residential dwelling, new build extension to west gable, rear and change of use of areas of agricultural land to residential curtilage

  Received 7 May, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/02874/COU Granted

  Unit 1 Birchwood Way Ashwood Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 0XD

  Change of use from Catergory E(D) back to B2/B8 industrial

  Received 13 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/03019/FUL Granted

  Percy Arms Hotel Main Road Chatton Alnwick Northumberland NE66 5PS

  Proposed installation of Georgian style door and fixed side screen to replace the existing west elevation window and provision of new internal bar

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/03549/FUL Awaiting decision

  Bari Tea 28 Narrowgate Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1JG

  Full planning permission for structural repair, stabilisation works and associated conservation works

  Received 8 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/02856/FUL Granted

  King Edward Vi School, Morpeth Adult Learning Centre Cottingwood Lane Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1DN

  Change of Use of Morpeth Adult Learning Centre into a single family dwelling

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications