Bellingham Middle School Redesmouth Road Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2EN Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/04595/FUL
Council
Northumberland (County) 3.8/10
Date received
18 Dec 2025
Date validated
18 Dec 2025
Postcode
NE48 2EN

Description

Installation of an air source heat pump with associated compound fencing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 295.

Day 295, past the statutory target. 86% 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 8 Oct 2026.

Day 295239 days past 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 →

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bellingham built-up area; 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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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Nearby new applications

19 Aug 2026Approved

Bellingham Middle School Redesmouth Road Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2EN

Erection of a Substation and LV Room along with associated hard landscaping.

26/02950/FUL
21 Jul 2026Pending

Bellingham Middle School Redesmouth Road Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2EN

Installation of 3 No air source heat pumps within a secure fenced and gated comp...

26/02562/FUL
13 Jul 2026Approved

Land North East Of Bridgeford View Bellingham Northumberland

Discharge of condition 4 (external windows and doors) on approved 23/03985/FUL

26/02456/DISCON

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Bellingham Family Hub Redesmouth Road Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2EN
Redevelopment of redundant toilets and changing room into Family Hub facility.
25/02046/FUL
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