Brownfield land

3059

Field	Value	Fact links
CURIE	brownfield-land:3059	no fact link
Prefix	brownfield-land	Facts
Reference	3059	Facts
Name	3059	Facts
Dataset	Brownfield land	no fact link
Organisation	Northumberland County Council	no fact link
Start date	2017-12-17	no fact link
End date		no fact link
Entry date	2025-12-16	Facts
Typology	geography	no fact link
Point	`POINT (-1.686879 55.165247)`	Facts
Notes	Former commercial garage site that is vacant following closure several years ago. The whole site is a derelict state and the remaining buildings are in an extremely dilapidated and dangerous state. There is also a commercial unit, latterly a hair salon, and a number of vacant former residential dwellings on-site. This would offer a prime location for an attractive infill residential development within walking distance of Morpeth town centre. Demolition of all the remaining derelict buildings would be required prior to redevelopment An increased density is likely to be fitting for the central location, very possibly through a flat/apartment scheme. The site is an eyesore at present, and is considered to be a priority for redevelopment. There has been interest in bringing a scheme forward for a number of years. After looking are various options, an application for demolition of all existing buildings and construction of a residential care home and care apartments was submitted in 2023 (23/04342/FUL). This application was approved in March 2025. The project involves demolition of all buildings within the site, including the garage premises, residential dwellings, and commercial units. The care home will comprise of 81 single bedrooms units (C2 use) and 24 suites (C3 use). Only the latter are classed as standalone residential dwellings. As 5 existing dwellings will be demolished, this means the scheme will provide 19 net additional homes on completion. Works are yet to commence, but delivery of the entire scheme is forecast for the next five years.	Facts
Hectares	0.19	Facts
Site address	Benfield VW Garage, Castle Bank, Morpeth	Facts
Site plan url	https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/fa5b04e3dc8a4e439eb393d0ca64b0d8/	Facts
Ownership status	not-owned-by-a-public-authority	Facts
Maximum net dwellings	19	Facts
Minimum net dwellings	19	Facts
Planning permission status	permissioned	Facts
Planning permission history	https://publicaccess.northumberland.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=relatedCases&keyVal=S4J947QSM9500	Facts

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        "entry-date": "2025-12-16",
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        "geometry": "",
        "point": "POINT (-1.686879 55.165247)",
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        "hectares": "0.19",
        "site-address": "Benfield VW Garage, Castle Bank, Morpeth",
        "site-plan-url": "https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/fa5b04e3dc8a4e439eb393d0ca64b0d8/",
        "ownership-status": "not-owned-by-a-public-authority",
        "maximum-net-dwellings": "19",
        "minimum-net-dwellings": "19",
        "planning-permission-status": "permissioned",
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    }

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