Planning application
Unit 1 Birchwood Way Ashwood Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 0XD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Catergory E(D) back to B2/B8 industrial
As published by the council, reference 26/02874/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02874/COU
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2026
- Ward
- College With North Seaton
- Parish
- Ashington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE63 0XD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Permitted
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- EXISTING SITE/BLOCK PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE/BLOCK PLAN AND ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SITE AND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING SITE AND FLOOR PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland granted permission on 8 October 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.
About this record
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