Adjacent To 1 Ena Street Widdrington Station Morpeth Northumberland NE61 5NF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01837/MISC - Miscellaneous Approved

Proposal

1 x 9m light telegraph pole - WG0NNN1C Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
3 Jun 2026
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Approved
5 Jun 2026

Approved on 5 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Widdrington Station 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
NE61 5NF
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Longhirst
Parish
Widdrington Station And Stobswood
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
Application is permitted development
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 12 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 14 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 98% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

88%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
246decided in the last year

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

Public comments

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Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Jul 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