Scout Camp Hawkhirst Adventure Camp Falstone Northumberland NE48 1QZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval of demolition of 21 buildings and structures associated with the previous site use as a Scout activity camp. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Site constraints 5
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Northumberland (County)
- Application type
- Demolition Determination Application
- Postcode
- NE48 1QZ
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Parish
- Falstone
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 May 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval req and Granted
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- LHA Architecture + Design Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, 20 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 93% of demolitions here are.
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-14827182
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14827182
- Consultation
- 7 May 2026
- Comments by
- 21 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 7 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
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