Warburtons (tyne & Wear) Ltd, UNITS 26 TO 28 Shelley Road, Newburn Industrial Estate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 9RT Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0217/01/NPV - Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J) Approved

Proposal

Notification for Prior Approval for the installation of photovoltaic panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Feb 2026
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Approved
25 Mar 2026

Approved on 25 Mar 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Registered battlefield: Battle of Newburn Ford 1640
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Heritage at risk: Battle of Newburn Ford
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Newburn built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Prior not (Schedule 2, Pt 14, Class J)
Postcode
NE15 9RT
Received
6 Feb 2026
Validated
6 Feb 2026
Ward
y_Lemington (up to May 2026)
Parish
Not Within A Parish Boundary
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Turley

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 17 days faster than Newcastle upon Tyne's median of 64 for commercial premises. Approved, as 85% of commercial premises here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
355decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Newcastle upon Tyne in the last twelve months, from validation. Newcastle upon Tyne decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
2 Apr 2026
Newcastle upon Tyne
Planning Authority Score
4.9/10
Below average
#154 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Newcastle upon Tyne is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #205 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Newcastle upon Tyne decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #113 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #86 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #205 of 296
42%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #165 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
37 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
70 decided
1,005
Total decisions
103 refused in the year to March 2026