WI Hall The Towne Gate Heddon-on-the-wall Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0DT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00733/SOLAR - PA Solar PV Panels non-domestic Approved

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval to install 20no. solar panels on South East facing pitched roof of a non-domestic building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Feb 2026
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Consultation
27 Feb 2026
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Approved
27 Mar 2026

Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Scheduled monument about 52 m away: Hadrian's Wall and vallum from East Town House, Heddon-on-the-Wall to the A69 trunk road in wall mile 12
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 ↗
World heritage site about 52 m away: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Andrew, Grade I, about 60 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Also on the record
Hadrian's Wall Path about 25 m away; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Heddon-on-the-Wall built-up area; Open access land about 10 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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

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

Application type
PA Solar PV Panels non-domestic
Postcode
NE15 0DT
Received
27 Feb 2026
Validated
27 Feb 2026
Ward
Ponteland South With Heddon
Parish
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Case officer
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Target decision
27 Mar 2026
Decision
Prior Approval req and Granted
Decision date
27 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Jo-Anne Garrick Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 28 days. Approved, as 90% of prior approvals here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
176decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
27 Feb 2026
Consultation
27 Feb 2026
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
5 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
27 Mar 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