Communications Mast East Plenmeller Farm Unthank Road Haltwhistle Northumberland Data via plota.co.uk

26/03527/MISC - Miscellaneous Registered
Telecoms masts

Proposal

Proposed installation includes removal of 2 no. existing antennas, and proposed installation of 2 no. antennas, 2 no. 300mm dishes, 1 no. 600mm dish, 8 no. RRUs and 1 no. GPS module. Existing equipment within equipment cabin to be upgraded. Ancillary development required thereto. Reference: CTIL_11252225 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent full applications.

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Application forms 1

PDF REGULATION 5 LETTER Application Form · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Special protection area 25 m away: North Pennine Moors
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 25 m away: Whitfield Moor, Plenmeller and Ashholme Commons SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Upland heathland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 8 m away: Upland heathland; Open access land 7 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 5, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Miscellaneous
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Haltwhistle
Parish
Plenmeller With Whitfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision level
Officer Opinion
Applicant
Show
Agent
Clarke Telecom Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides full applications by day 56.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
821decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Nov 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings