Middle Shield Farm Dipton Mill Road Hexham Northumberland NE46 1RT Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/02503/FUL
Date received
16 Jul 2025
Date validated
16 Jul 2025
Postcode
NE46 1RT

Description

Remove the pebble-dash to the original farmhouse, replacing the existing flat-roofed pebble-dashed porch with a new porch; replace the pebble-dashed render at rear with stone and brick; replace flat roof at rear with a new pitched roof with slate roof covering; and reconfigure fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 470.

Day 470, past the statutory target. 81% of full applications in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 16 Oct 2026.

Day 470414 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,138decided in the last year

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

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 6

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Middle Shield House, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 Grade II*, 1 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 ↗
Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hexham built-up area; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £275,000 in November 2024. Other property, freehold.

15 November 2024£275,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

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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%).

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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.