Village Hall Castle Street Norham Berwick-Upon-Tweed Northumberland TD15 2LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02693/SOLAR - PA Solar PV Panels non-domestic Approved

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval to install 43 solar panels to pitched roof Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
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Consultation
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: 4, Castle Street
List entry 1042219 · 28 m away · 20 more listed buildings within 150 m (20 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Norham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument 30 m away: Norham Cross
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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 area of conservation 361 m away: River Tweed; SSSI 361 m away: Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder SSSI; Inside the Norham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
PA Solar PV Panels non-domestic
Postcode
TD15 2LQ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Norham & Islandshires
Parish
Norham
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior Approval req and Granted
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ninette Edwards Architect

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 6 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 28 for prior approvals. Approved, as 90% of prior approvals here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
166decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15112678
Neighbours
30 Jul 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 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