Planning application
5A Seaforth Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1AY
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from residential to commercial (two piano studios)
As published by the council, reference 26/02247/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02247/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 25 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Croft
- Parish
- Blyth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE24 1AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jun 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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26 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 August 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- NOISE ASSESSMENT
- POLICE
- HIGHWAYS
- FLOOR PLAN - 5A SEAFORTH STREET
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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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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