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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Northumberland County Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Northumberland County Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates145Searchable applications
141Recorded as pending
100%Approval rate · 2 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
2 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 31 Jul 2026 to 15 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 19 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas70 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas13 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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- Registered26/02724/FUL
To remove current front conservatory and construction of new single storey front extension
64 Postern Crescent Highchurch Morpeth Northumberland NE61 2JN
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02745/FUL
Construction of Storage (Use Class B8) and Pilot Plant (Use Class B2) facility, with associated HGV parking, canopy, landscaping and SuDs
Land North Of AkzoNobel Manufacturing Site Oakwood Way Ashwood Business Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 0XF
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/02785/FUL
Removal of the existing porch and construction of a new porch
Rose Cottage Meadows Crest Hedley Northumberland NE43 7SW
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02824/LBC
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations to facilitate change of use of upper floors from commercial (Class E) to residential (Class C3). Removal of existing internal timber fire door and frame connecting retail unit to rear protected staircase. Removal of staff toilet cubicle and internal wall to Treatment Room 1 to create ensuite master bedroom. Formation of new double-opening between lounge and kitchen area. Removal of non-original suspended ceiling in lounge (lowered by approx. 400mm) and reinstate at original joist level. Creation of new door opening on rear elevation (1982 rebuild section). New fire-rated exit door will be installed to provide safe egress, service and delivery access for ground-floor retail unit. Installation of electrical and water meters and mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR) system.
Saks Hair And Beauty 109 Marygate Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland TD15 1BH
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02893/FUL
Retrospective: Change of use of land from garden/allotment to garden for the occupiers of Bridge End Cottage
Land North Of Bridge End The Peth Allendale Northumberland
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02895/FUL
Erection of a porch/canopy over front door, replace front door and surrounding windows
Old Mill House 3 Sturton Grange Mill Warkworth Morpeth Northumberland NE65 0EZ
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02955/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 1 (planning permission), 3 (BNG), 4 (CEMP), 5 (parking) and 7 (materials) on approved application 25/01103/CCD
Corbridge Village Car Park Corbridge NE45 5AX
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Registered26/02971/VARYCO
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on approved application 24/00391/FUL in order to regularise the patio arrangement to rear of property
128 Edge Hill Darras Hall Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9JL
Received 21 Aug 2026 - Registered26/03007/FUL
Erection of substation compound and associated infrastructure and engineering operations to extend existing primary substation
Land South East Of South Side Farm Warkworth Northumberland
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/03015/FUL
Construction of a single storey building for use as village hall for the local and surrounding community.
Wark Playarea Wark Northumberland
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Registered26/03022/LBC
Listed Building Consent for replacement of double glazed sliding sash panels with original design and heritage double glazed panels
1 Bank Top Chillingham Alnwick Northumberland NE66 5NG
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Registered26/03039/FUL
Demolition of existing sunroom and replacement with garden room, small single storey extension to courtyard elevation and extension to and conversion of existing garage building
Old Reading Room Lesbury Alnwick Northumberland NE66 3PN
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03042/FUL
Erection of an agricultural building
Spartywell Ninebanks Hexham Northumberland NE47 8DB
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/03051/FUL
Erection of an Electric Box
Land North East Of Fieldholme Embleton Main Street Embleton Northumberland NE66 3ER
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03061/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 3 (licence for bat works) 4 (drawings at scale 1:10 of the proposed treatment of roofs, ceilings and drawn details of the insertion for insulation and retention of historic timbers (south west barn)) 5 (extent and form of structural repair works) 7 (full details and drawings (scaled 1:5) of windows, doors, vent slits and hemmel arches) 8 (scaled drawings (1:10) to include sections illustrating the formation of new and alteration of existing openings and historic fabric) 9 (method statements, specifications and drawings for the treatment of floors and walls) 10 ( details and drawings of pipe work, plumbing, electrical and heating installations) and 14 (method statement and specification to include a scaled plan drawing for the treatment of the cobbled foldyard) on approved planning application 26/00687/LBC
East Farm Pegswood Village Pegswood Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6TX
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Registered26/03075/DISCON
Discharge of conditions 8 (verification report) and 15 (external lighting) on approved application 26/01107/VARYCO
Osbit Power Ltd Broomhaugh House Riding Mill Northumberland NE44 6AW
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03076/FUL
Demolition of existing porch and construction of new porch. Demolition of store and sun room and construction of new single-storey rear extension. Removal of existing bedroom window on West elevation.
6 Crofts Avenue Corbridge Northumberland NE45 5LY
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03077/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Arboricultural Impact Assessment and subsequent Tree and Hedge Protection Plan), 6 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan), 10 (Construction Method Statement), 11 (Facing Materials) and 12 (Boundary Wall) on approved application 26/01249/FUL
Land West Of 1 Northside Shilbottle Alnwick Northumberland
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03087/FUL
Single-storey rear extension to existing dwelling, including associated internal alterations and roof lantern
28 Albatross Way South Beach Blyth Northumberland NE24 3QH
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03089/FUL
Single storey rear extension
19 South Gables Haydon Bridge Hexham Northumberland NE47 6EQ
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03090/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 11 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) and 12 (Bats) of approved application 26/00531/FUL
Blue Mill Thropton Morpeth Northumberland NE65 7JH
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03091/TREECA
Trees in a Conservation Area: Reduce Leylandii tree T1 in border close to neighbours wall by 3m and shape sides to maintain as screen behind walls.
South East Farmhouse Mill Way Horsley Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0NB
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03092/PRUTPO
Tree Preservation Order Application : T1, T3, T4 and T5 - No works to Trees, directional drill beneath root ball
Land West Of Lancaster Park Pinewood Drive Lancaster Park Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3SX
Received 3 Sept 2026 - Registered26/03094/DISCON
Discharge of Conditions 1 (Biodiversity Net Gain) and 4 (LEMP) of approved application 26/00527/FUL
Rothley East Shield Longwitton Morpeth Northumberland NE61 4JY
Received 3 Sept 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Northumberland County Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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