Northumberland County Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Northumberland County Council decided more than 3,900 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 51 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Northumberland County Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Newbiggin Sewage Works Newbiggin-By-The-Sea Northumberland · 25/01230/FUL
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19 October 2026 · Refused
Ellingham Hall Ellingham Hall Lane Ellingham Northumberland NE67 5EY · 25/00951/FUL
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13 October 2026 · Approved
Continued use of site as waste transfer station and amendments to previously approved layout
Alpha Recovery Old Stone Road East Cramlington Industrial Estate Cramlington Northumberland NE23 6XW · 26/02372/CCM
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Land West Of Station Road Station Road Hexham Northumberland · 23/04190/FUL
Figures for Northumberland County Council
| Applications decided | more than 3,900 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 51 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 250 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 25%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 110plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Northumberland County Council’s planning applications.
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“The first main issue is the effect of the proposal on the development strategy for the area. The second is the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with regard to the site access. The…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety; • The effect of the proposed development on ecology; and • Whether the proposed development would provide a financial contribution in relation to education and open…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.