Planning application
Moorhouse Farm Care Home Moorhouse Lane Ashington Northumberland NE63 9LJ
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Proposal
Listed Building Consent : Conversion of vacant care home into 8no. residential units (5no. single storey & 3no. duplex) together with refurbishment and continued use of the existing adjoining dwelling (resulting in 9 dwellings in total) with associated internal and external works (part retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 26/00740/LBC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00740/LBC
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hirst
- Parish
- Ashington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE63 9LJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/00739/FUL Awaiting decision
Moorhouse Farm Care Home Moorhouse Lane Ashington Northumberland NE63 9LJ
Conversion of vacant care home into 8no. residential units (5no. single storey & 3no. duplex) together with refurbishment and continued use of the existing adjoining dwelling (resulting in 9 dwellings in total) with associated internal and external works (part retrospective).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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3 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mario Minchella Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 documents on file for this application
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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 heritage and listed building applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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