Land to the West and South of Birtley Wood, Northumberland Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the creation of 2 forestry access points Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 3
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
- Prior Notification of Road
- Postcode
- NE48 3HH
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Humshaugh
- Parish
- Birtley
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval req and Granted
- Decision date
- 28 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 67 days from validation, 15 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 52 for agricultural works. Approved, as 87% of agricultural works here are.
Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 29 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14812124
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14812124
- Consultation
- 2 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 4 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 Aug 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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