Planning application
24-27 Sanderson Arcade Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NS
Works: New dwelling Several homes
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Proposal
Proposed external changes to existing building, associated with separate Prior Approval for change of use to 9no. apartments.
As published by the council, reference 26/01562/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01562/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 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.
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26/01561/CUD Awaiting decision
24-27 Sanderson Arcade Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NS
Notification of Prior Approval for change of use from existing office and commercial use (Use Class E) to 9no. residential apartments (Use Class C3)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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5 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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
13 documents on file for this application
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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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