Planning application
30 Plessey Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 3DD
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of an existing first-floor one-bedroom flat (Use Class C3) to a small administrative office (Use Class E(c)). The property was previously in extremely poor condition and vacant. Internal refurbishment and minor internal reconfiguration works have now been completed to provide office accommodation for administrative purposes. No external alterations, extensions, or increase in floor area have been undertaken. The unit operates as a small-scale administrative office with low staff numbers and no visitor activity. The proposal has brought a vacant and dilapidated unit back into beneficial use and significantly improved its condition through refurbishment. Miller Wallace Residential has recently renovated another nearby residential property within the area, with a further residential renovation currently underway. These projects will provide refurbished housing stock that exceeds the single residential unit subject to this application.
As published by the council, reference 26/01485/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01485/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Wensleydale
- Parish
- Blyth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE24 3DD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 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 22 June 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
3 documents on file for this application
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