Alncroft Steppey Lane Lesbury Northumberland NE66 3PU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01196/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Demolish single storey side extension and construction of new single storey side extension Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
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Consultation
28 May 2026
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Approved
28 May 2026

Approved on 28 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Jul 2026

Site constraints 7

Northumberland Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Heritage coast: North Northumberland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 347 m away: Northumberland Marine; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hipsburn built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £843,000 in May 2025. Detached house, freehold.

29 May 2025£843,000
26 February 2020£320,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE66 3PU
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Longhoughton
Parish
Lesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chris Waite Surveying

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
151decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14829658
Planning Portal ref
PP-14829658
Neighbours
2 Apr 2026
Consultation
28 May 2026
Comments by
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
30 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Northumberland (County) ranks #167 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 47% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Northumberland (County) decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #158 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #178 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #167 of 296
47%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #210 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
223 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
36 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
71 decided
2,013
Total decisions
233 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.