Planning application
Metalis Energy Limited Unit 1 Birchwood Way Ashwood Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 0XD
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for permanant change of use to class E(d) for Gymnasics and Trampolining activities
As published by the council, reference 26/00934/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00934/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- College With North Seaton
- Parish
- Ashington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE63 0XD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 May 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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