Northumberland planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Northumberland County Council, updated daily. Northumberland County Council received 869 planning applications in the last 90 days, 19 of them major schemes. 88% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 48 days.
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Recent applications in Northumberland
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Filling Station North Road Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland TD15 1UQ
EV charging hub with canopy and substation, Berwick filling station, full application. Adds a charging zone, canopy, plant room, substation and locker hub to an operating forecourt in Berwick-upon-Tweed. Electrical contractors, LV distribution and groundworks for bases and ducting are the packages…
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Lane End Cottage Ashington Northumberland NE63 0BR
Single detached dwelling revision, Ashington, retrospective full application. Retrospective revision to a two-storey house with linked annex wing and detached garage, replacing the design approved under 24/04414/FUL. Finishing trades such as joinery, glazing, M&E and hard landscaping on the…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Eastland Banks - Big Shed Dipton Mill Road Hexham Northumberland
Two-dwelling replacement scheme on a former agricultural building, Hexham, full application. Demolishes the farm building and erects two new homes with a new access and driveway. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork open the job, with roofing and driveway surfacing to follow for local trades.
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Birchwood Tranwell Woods Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6AG
Replacement dwelling and garage scheme, Morpeth, full application stage. Demolishes an existing house at Tranwell Woods and builds one replacement dwelling with a detached garage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages open first, with joinery and drainage following.
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Land To North West Of 53 To 59 Kirkley Drive Kirkley Drive Ponteland Northumberland
Single self-build dwelling, Permission in Principle, Ponteland. Principle-only consent for one new home on a 0.1-hectare plot in Ponteland, with technical details to follow. Groundworks, drainage and brickwork lead a self-build, so local trades and merchants can win early orders.
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Land South Of Hextol Court Hexham Northumberland NE46 2AE
Single bungalow new build with driveway, Hexham, full application stage. Erects one bungalow on land south of Hextol Court, with a new driveway entrance and landscaping. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage lead, with driveway paving and landscaping packages open to local hard landscapers.
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Parish Haugh Sewage Works Sewage Works Road Morpeth Northumberland NE61 6JX
Sewage works kiosk installation, Morpeth, full application stage. New kiosks are being installed across 176 sqm on a 0.35-hectare works site at Parish Haugh. Groundworks for kiosk bases, drainage connections and M&E for electrical supply are the packages open to local specialist subcontractors.
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The Badger Inn Street House Farm House Street Houses Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9BT
Pub refurbishment and beer garden upgrade, Ponteland, full application. Upgrades an existing inn with new beer garden paving, fixed seating, festoon lighting and window and roof repairs. Roofing, joinery and external paving packages are the open opportunities for local trades.
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Morrisons Fenkle Street Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1HW
40kW rooftop solar array at Alnwick Morrisons, prior approval stage. Prior approval notification for roof-mounted PV on the existing supermarket, with no change to floorspace. Solar installers and electrical contractors can bid for the panel mounting, inverter and grid connection work.
RenewablesM&E
Communications Mast Adjacent Rugby Club Ellington Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 8TU
Telecoms mast extension and antenna upgrade, Ashington, Northumberland. Adds 3m to an existing tower and fits six antennas, two dishes and 15 remote radio units, at miscellaneous consent stage. Steel mast extension and antenna installation suit specialist telecoms engineers and steel erectors.
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Saint Michaels Church Bailiffgate Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1NB
54-panel solar PV and battery scheme at Alnwick church, full application. Installs a solar array and battery storage on the existing church building in Bailiffgate, Alnwick, at full application stage. Electrical contractors, inverter and battery suppliers, and roof-fixing specialists are the…
RenewablesM&E
6 Bath Terrace Blyth Northumberland NE24 3AX
Timber sash window renovation with vacuum glazing, Blyth. Repairs box sash frames at 6 Bath Terrace and fits new sashes with vacuum glazing, at full application stage. Joinery repair and slim vacuum glazing units suit local joiners and glazing suppliers.
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Austry House 3 Grosvenor Terrace Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1LG
Listed building consent for chimney removal and roof tiling, Alnwick. Removes a shared chimney stack and re-tiles the affected roof area on a listed Northumberland terrace property. Demolition, scaffolding and roofing contractors with listed-building experience are the trades to target.
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4 Grosvenor Terrace Alnwick Northumberland NE66 1LG
Listed building consent for chimney removal and re-roofing, Alnwick. Removes a shared chimney stack and tiles over the resulting roof area on a listed house in Alnwick. Careful masonry demolition and matching roof tiling suit heritage-accredited roofers and reclaimed slate or clay supply.
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Land South Of East Stobswood Farm Cottage Widdrington Station Northumberland
Railway carriage holiday let with treatment plant, Northumberland. Former railway carriage sited as holiday accommodation with storage shed, at full application stage. Groundworks for the carriage base and drainage for the treatment plant suit small local contractors.
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Planning appeals in Northumberland County Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Northumberland County Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Northumberland County Council, raw rate
23.3%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.5%
national rates applied to this caseload
7.2 percentage points below expected. Northumberland County Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
761 appeals counted, 690 judged either way (161 allowed, 529 dismissed), 71 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 23.2% | 28.8% | 445 | 440 | 102 |
| Householder (HAS) | 25.2% | 35.6% | 153 | 151 | 38 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 9.1% | 25% | 36 | 33 | 3 |
| Enforcement Notice | 17.4% | 13.5% | 33 | 23 | 4 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 33.3% | 36.9% | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 21.4% | 33.3% | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| Rights of Way Modifications | 100% | 100% | 7 | 6 | 6 |
11 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14D | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Northumberland County Council
Northumberland County Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Northumberland County Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent109 homes
- Affordable rent40 homes
- Shared ownership63 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Northumberland County Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- other82% (398 decided)
- householder91% (341 decided)
- infrastructure100% (109 decided)
- residential78% (73 decided)
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