The Park Old Park Road Swarland Northumberland NE65 9HJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00950/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed double garage, proposed porch to the front elevation, new front garden and driveway layout, proposed parking spaces, proposed domestic solar panel area to be installed on the ground, proposed steel gates and brick pillars at entrance to site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Consultation
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Tree preservation order about 20 m away: Northumberland County Council (Land at Leamington Lane, The Avenue and The Park, Swarland) Tree Preservation Order 2016 (no. 04 of 2016) - Woodland 3; Inside the Swarland 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 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £972,500 in March 2022. Detached house, freehold.

4 March 2022£972,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE65 9HJ
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
17 Mar 2026
Ward
Shilbottle
Parish
Newton-on-the-Moor And Swarland
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
16 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
THD Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 25 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
658decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14783020
Planning Portal ref
PP-14783020
Neighbours
18 Mar 2026
Consultation
16 Apr 2026
Comments by
16 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Apr 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.