Needles Eye Cafe Beach Terrace Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6XE

1. 21 Jul 2026

   Received by Northumberland National Park

2. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 15 September 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 34 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.

More on conditions applications in our guide

• Needles Eye Cafe Beach Terrace Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6XE

  26/02553/VARYCO Submitted 21 Jul 2026 57m away

  Decision due ~15 Sep

  Variation of Condition 7 (Mitigation) of approved application 24/01691/VARYCO in order to allow a limited amount of internal music and entertainment between 1 May and 30 September only

  Awaiting decision 6 docs

• Button-Licious 43A Gibson Street Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6UY

  26/01430/VARYCO Submitted 21 Apr 2026 265m away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~16 Jun

  Variation of planning condition 2 (Approved Plans) in relation to approved planning application 25/04304/FUL in order to amend front elevation

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• 15 Westfield Crescent Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6XA

  26/02952/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2026 325m away

  Decision due ~15 Oct

  Change of use of section of back-lane to form part of residential curtilage and enclosure by extending existing boundary fence (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Westfield Crescent Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6XA

  26/02952/FUL Submitted 19 Aug 2026 358m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Change of use of section of back-lane to form part of residential curtilage and enclosure by extending existing boundary fence (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 11 Windsor Road Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6UH

  26/00149/VARYCO Submitted 16 Jan 2026 413m away

  79% historically approved · decision due ~13 Mar

  Variation/Removal of Condition 3 (External Materials) pursuant to planning permission 25/03674/FUL - The condition is sought to be removed or varied because it is unnecessary and duplicative of controls already secured through the approved planning permission. All external facing materials, dormer roofing materials and rainwater goods were clearly specified within the approved Planning, Design and Heritage Statement and accompanying drawings, and were assessed by the Local Planning Authority as part of the original determination of the application. The condition therefore does not meet the test of necessity set out in the National Planning Policy Framework. In the alternative, the condition is unreasonably restrictive due to its "prior to commencement" trigger, which prevents lawful commencement of development despite there being no outstanding design or materials matters. Varying the condition to a trigger point of "above damp proof course level" or "prior to installation of external materials" would maintain appropriate heritage control while allowing development to proceed in a proportionate and policy-compliant manner. It is requested that the condition be varied to remove the "prior to commencement" trigger and instead require approval of materials prior to development above damp proof course level or prior to the installation of external facing materials, thereby allowing lawful commencement of development while retaining appropriate control over materials.

  Awaiting decision Conditions Loft or dormer 2 docs

• 6 Gibson Street Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland NE64 6PE

  26/02405/FUL Submitted 7 Jul 2026 441m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  An extension to rear and internal works

  Awaiting decision Full applications Extension 10 docs

• 26/02525/VARYCO Granted

  Barnhill Farm Guyzance Northumberland NE65 9AG

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on approved application 25/03379/VARYCO to allow additional demolition due to storm damage, new ground floor cavity walling, newly applied edge of slab detail and minor changes to street lighting

  17 Jul 2026 Conditions
• 26/03109/DISCON Awaiting decision

  Land South East Of New Hall Farm Amble Northumberland

  Partial Discharge of condition 17 (Ground Gas Protection) on approved application 18/01529/OUT

  3 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/03094/DISCON Awaiting decision

  Rothley East Shield Longwitton Morpeth Northumberland NE61 4JY

  Discharge of Conditions 1 (Biodiversity Net Gain) and 4 (LEMP) of approved application 26/00527/FUL

  3 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/03090/DISCON Awaiting decision

  Blue Mill Thropton Morpeth Northumberland NE65 7JH

  Discharge of Conditions 11 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) and 12 (Bats) of approved application 26/00531/FUL

  3 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/03097/VARYCO Awaiting decision

  Barclays 22 - 24 Hide Hill Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland TD15 1AF

  Variation of Condition 3 (Restoration) pursuant to listed building consent 26/01261/LBC - The condition includes the wording "all works associated with the approved alterations shall be removed in their entirety, and the building shall be restored to its former condition as existing immediately prior to the grant of this listed building consent" which is regarded as inappropriate for the existing condition of this building, which has been subject to partial stripping out of internal alterations carried out since 1995. Condition 3 is to be replaced with the following wording: "Upon the cessation of the temporary use hereby, or when the authorised alterations are no longer required for that use (whichever occurs sooner), only the works scheduled below associated with the approved alterations shall be removed within 3 months of such cessation. Temporary guarding to internal stair handrail Ground floor internal partition walls and doors WC - Sanitary ware, cubicles, fixtures, and fittings

  3 Sep 2026 Conditions