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24-27 Sanderson Arcade Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NS

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/01561/CUD PA Comm, Busi, Serv to Dwellinghouse

Works: New dwelling

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Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for change of use from existing office and commercial use (Use Class E) to 9no. residential apartments (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference 26/01561/CUD

Application record

Reference
26/01561/CUD
Type
PA Comm, Busi, Serv to Dwellinghouse
Status
Registered
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Ward
Morpeth North
Parish
Morpeth
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE61 1NS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/01562/FUL Awaiting decision

    24-27 Sanderson Arcade Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NS

    Proposed external changes to existing building, associated with separate Prior Approval for change of use to 9no. apartments.

    Submitted 1 May 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 May 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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

11 documents on file for this application

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What 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's median decision took 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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