Community Hall West Sleekburn Choppington Northumberland NE62 5XE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval to install 18no. solar panels on flat roof of non domestic building Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 1 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 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 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
- Council
- Northumberland (County)
- Application type
- PA Solar PV Panels non-domestic
- Postcode
- NE62 5XE
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- Choppington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval req and Granted
- Decision date
- 1 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ninette Edwards Architect
How this decision compares
Decided in 53 days from validation, 25 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 28 for prior approvals. Approved, as 90% of prior approvals here are.
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14759096
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14759096
- Comments by
- 15 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 6 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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