Planning application
Dallas Carpets Unit D2 Delaval Trading Estate Double Row Seaton Delaval Whitley Bay Northumberland NE25 0QT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing use for a carpet showroom and warehouse (Use Class E and B8)
As published by the council, reference 26/00721/CLEXIS
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00721/CLEXIS
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 27 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Cramlington East & Double Row
- Parish
- Seaton Valley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE25 0QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Feb 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 April 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 34 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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