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Brownfield land

3397x

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CURIE brownfield-land:3397x no fact link
Prefix brownfield-land Facts about Prefix
Reference 3397x Facts about Reference
Name 3397x Facts about Name
Quality Authoritative: We have some data from the authoritative source no fact link
Dataset Brownfield land no fact link
Organisation Northumberland County Council no fact link
Start date 2016-06-30 Facts about Start date
End date Facts about End date
Entry date 2024-12-05 Facts about Entry date
Typology geography no fact link
Point POINT (-1.682703 55.17521) Facts about Point
Notes First phase of the strategic redevelopment of the St. George's Hospital site. This is a former psychiatric hospital site to the norther edge of Morpeth, comprising of a range of buildings and extensive areas of green land. The hospital was closed in 1995 and large parts of the wider site are now surplus to NHS requirements and available for redevelopment. This follows the completion of the new St. George's Hospital facility. Occupied by the main two-storey former hospital building and wings provided through extension of the facility over the years. There are also a number of additional buildings in situ, including a former Chapel, terraced and single two-storey residential properties, larger administration buildings, and a range of outbuildings. All of these are vacant, are identified for clearance, and require demolition. Identified for a strategic mixed-use redevelopment. A hybrid application for 375 dwellings, alongside supporting facilities, was initial approved in 2015 (14/02750/FUL). This included full permission for demolition of the existing hospital buildings and construction of 119 dwellings. The outline element includes further demolition and the phased redevelopment of site for up to 256 homes along with community, leisure uses and public open space. Further applications for the development of the remainder of the site have since been submitted. The first (phase-1b) is a hybrid application for the construction of 159 dwellings, permitted in 2021 (19/00904/FUL). Then an outline application for an extra-care/community well-being facility with up to 80 accommodation units was permitted in later 2021 (19/00903/OUT). Another application for 94 homes and an 84-bed extra care facility has recently been approved in early 2024 (23/02787/FUL). The impact of these detailed permissions means that the overall yield for the site now stands at 457 dwellings. The development is being delivered as a joint venture. For indicative purposes in the BF Register, the original SHLAA site (ref 3397) is split to reflect brownfield and greenfield elements - total area of 19.8ha. Initial phase-1a is almost completed, with later phases to follow. Construction to continue with final completions anticipated beyond the initial five years, reflecting a long-term build-out programme. NB - see separate record for phase-2 of the St. George's redevelopment project (3074). Facts about Notes
Hectares 19.8 Facts about Hectares
Deliverable yes Facts about Deliverable
Site address St Georges Hospital, Morpeth (brownfield parcel) Facts about Site address
Site plan url https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/fa5b04e3dc8a4e439eb393d0ca64b0d8/ Facts about Site plan url
Ownership status owned-by-a-public-authority Facts about Ownership status
Maximum net dwellings 124 Facts about Maximum net dwellings
Minimum net dwellings 124 Facts about Minimum net dwellings
Planning permission date 2015-06-23 Facts about Planning permission date
Planning permission type full-planning-permission Facts about Planning permission type
Planning permission status permissioned Facts about Planning permission status
Planning permission history https://publicaccess.northumberland.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=NACV9QQSLXN00&activeTab=summary Facts about Planning permission history

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        "start-date": "2016-06-30",
        "end-date": "",
        "entity": 1722487,
        "name": "3397x",
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        "typology": "geography",
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        "prefix": "brownfield-land",
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        "point": "POINT (-1.682703 55.17521)",
        "quality": "authoritative",
        "notes": "First phase of the strategic redevelopment of the St. George's Hospital site. This is a former psychiatric hospital site to the norther edge of Morpeth, comprising of a range of buildings and extensive areas of green land. The hospital was closed in 1995 and large parts of the wider site are now surplus to NHS requirements and available for redevelopment. This follows the completion of the new St. George's Hospital facility. Occupied by the main two-storey former hospital building and wings provided through extension of the facility over the years. There are also a number of additional buildings in situ, including a former Chapel, terraced and single two-storey residential properties, larger administration buildings, and a range of outbuildings. All of these are vacant, are identified for clearance, and require demolition. Identified for a strategic mixed-use redevelopment. A hybrid application for 375 dwellings, alongside supporting facilities, was initial approved in 2015 (14/02750/FUL). This included full permission for demolition of the existing hospital buildings and construction of 119 dwellings. The outline element includes further demolition and the phased redevelopment of site for up to 256 homes along with community, leisure uses and public open space. Further applications for the development of the remainder of the site have since been submitted. The first (phase-1b) is a hybrid application for the construction of 159 dwellings, permitted in 2021 (19/00904/FUL). Then an outline application for an extra-care/community well-being facility with up to 80 accommodation units was permitted in later 2021 (19/00903/OUT). Another application for 94 homes and an 84-bed extra care facility has recently been approved in early 2024 (23/02787/FUL). The impact of these detailed permissions means that the overall yield for the site now stands at 457 dwellings. The development is being delivered as a joint venture. For indicative purposes in the BF Register, the original SHLAA site (ref 3397) is split to reflect brownfield and greenfield elements - total area of 19.8ha. Initial phase-1a is almost completed, with later phases to follow. Construction to continue with final completions anticipated beyond the initial five years, reflecting a long-term build-out programme. NB - see separate record for phase-2 of the St. George's redevelopment project (3074).",
        "hectares": "19.8",
        "deliverable": "yes",
        "site-address": "St Georges Hospital, Morpeth (brownfield parcel)",
        "site-plan-url": "https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/fa5b04e3dc8a4e439eb393d0ca64b0d8/",
        "ownership-status": "owned-by-a-public-authority",
        "maximum-net-dwellings": "124",
        "minimum-net-dwellings": "124",
        "planning-permission-date": "2015-06-23",
        "planning-permission-type": "full-planning-permission",
        "planning-permission-status": "permissioned",
        "planning-permission-history": "https://publicaccess.northumberland.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=NACV9QQSLXN00&activeTab=summary"
    }
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