Boulmer South MD RAF Longhoughton Road Alnwick Northumberland Data via plota.co.uk

26/01542/MISC - Miscellaneous Approved

Proposal

Proposed 1no. dish to be added to existing lattice structure. Proposed 3no. antennas to be added to existing lattice structure. 3no. antennas to be removed from existing lattice structure. 1no. GPS module to be added to existing lattice structure. Reserved 2no. cabinets. 1no. existing cabinet to be upgraded. 1no. existing cabinet to be retained and powered down. Reference: COL.MOD.UK.0009090_3 - Boulmer South MD Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Apr 2026
✓
Approved
7 May 2026

Approved on 7 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 2 m away: Northumberland Coast
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Special protection area about 452 m away: Northumberland Marine; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Lesbury built-up area; Heritage coast about 2 m away: North Northumberland; 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 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

Application type
Miscellaneous
Postcode
NE66 3FP
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Longhoughton
Parish
Lesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 May 2026
Decision
Application is permitted development
Decision date
7 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP Telecoms Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 48 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
837decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 May 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