Wild Duck Cottage Church Lane Holy Island Northumberland TD15 2RX Data via plota.co.uk

26/02572/FUL - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Replacement of windows, doors, rebuilding of dormers and partial rebuild of sun porch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
16 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF PROPOSED WEST ELEVATION Superseded · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Superseded · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDACTED Application Form · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Lindisfarne SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Northumberland Coast National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Bamburgh to Scottish Border inc Holy Island across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Holy Island conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Holy Island. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage coast: North Northumberland
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Ramsar wetland 127 m away: Northumberland Marine
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.
Scheduled monument 73 m away: Lindisfarne Priory pre-Conquest monastery and post-Conquest Benedictine cell
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 128 m away: Lindisfarne 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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Mary, Grade I, 48 m away · 2 Grade I, 7 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
Radon affected area, class 4; Priority habitat 45 m away: Maritime cliff and slope.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area118 m² (1,270 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Northumberland (County)
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
TD15 2RX
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Norham & Islandshires
Parish
Holy Island
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ainsworth Spark Associates

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 90% of extensions here are.

69%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
655decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15083318
Planning Portal ref
PP-15083318
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
16 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
5 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025
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2024
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2024
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2024
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Single storey rear extension for sun room
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2023
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2023
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Trees in a conservation area application to fell Lleylandii.
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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%).

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.