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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · National park authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Northumberland National Park Authority. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,873 approved · 149 refused · 164 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jan 1947 to 5 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land south east of the Rose and Thistle, Alwinton, Northumberland, NE65 7BQ
Received 6 Feb 2018Harthope Burn / Harthope Valley, Wooler, Alnwick, Northumberland
Received 9 May 1997Evistones Farm, Rochester, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1SB
Received 9 Jan 20082 Akeld Cottages, The Square, Akeld, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6TA
Received 28 Aug 2024Troughend Farm, Otterburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1LA
Received 23 Mar 2010Hunters Lodge, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 1PA
Received 12 Aug 2003Checkgate, Elsdon, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE19 1AA
Received 18 Mar 1994Ventner's Hall / Wallshield OCCS, Scotchcoultard, Haltwhistle, Northumberland
Received 17 Nov 1982Roman Army Museum, Carvoran, Greenhead, Northumberland, CA8 7JB
Received 21 May 2024Holystone Grange, Harbottle, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7AN
Received 19 Nov 2009Thompson's Walls Farm, Kilham, Mindrum, Northumberland, TD12 4QT
Received 14 Oct 19975 Biddlestone, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7DT
Received 7 Feb 1994Brae Cottage, Yarrow, Falstone, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 1BG
Received 13 Dec 2017Kilham Longknowe Farm, Mindrum, Northumberland, TD12 4QS
Received 1 Jan 1947Burnstead, North Road, Haltwhistle, Northumberland, NE49 9NN
Received 22 May 2001Newbiggin, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 1NF
Received 10 Apr 2012Horse Holme, Gilsland, Brampton, Cumberland, CA8 7BA
Received 12 Dec 2024Newhouses, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland, NE48 1PA
Received 27 Apr 1992Tosson Tower, Great Tosson, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 7NW
Received 27 Jan 2000Ingram Farm, Ingram, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 4LT
Received 20 Oct 2014West of Redmire, Tarset, Hexham, Northumberland
Received 5 Dec 1983Horsley House, Horsley, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE15 0NS
Received 14 Aug 2000North West of Elsdon Village, Elsdon, Newcastle upon Tyne
Received 25 Jun 2004Tosson Springs Service Reservoir, Great Tosson, Morpeth, Northumberland
Received 26 Mar 2001Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Northumberland National Park Authority, 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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