Planning application
Site 4, Unit 1 Coopies Field Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6JT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from storage and distribution (Use Class B8) to a car showroom (Sui Generis)
As published by the council, reference 26/03414/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03414/COU
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Morpeth Stobhill
- Parish
- Morpeth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE61 6JT
Comment by 19 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Northumberland National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 November 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 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Planning by Design Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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