Planning application
38 Bridge Street Morpeth Northumberland NE61 1NL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the existing small car parking area into an outdoor seating area for the existing cafe/restaurant.
As published by the council, reference 26/02548/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02548/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 3 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Morpeth North
- Parish
- Morpeth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE61 1NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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3 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Carter Smith Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Morpeth
Active · incorporated 2026 · Morpeth
108 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 58% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
- PUBLIC PROTECTION
- NOISE MANAGEMENT PLAN
- ECOLOGY
- HIGHWAYS
- MORPETH TOWN COUNCIL
- PUBLIC PROTECTION
- CONSERVATION
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PLANS AND ELEVATIONS
- PLANNING, DESIGN, ACCESS AND HERITAGE STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland National Park granted permission on 28 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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