8 Ryecroft Way Wooler Northumberland NE71 6BW Data via plota.co.uk

26/03200/CLPROP - Certificate of Lawful Proposed Devel Registered

Proposal

Certificate of lawful development in order to install solar panels to house and garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 4 Nov 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent lawful development certificates.

Site constraints 6

Wooler 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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Loreto Guest House, Grade II, 55 m away · 3 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.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 411 m away: River Tweed; SSSI 411 m away: College Valley Woodlands SSSI; Inside the Wooler 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 18 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 3

Last sold for £307,500 in March 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

31 March 2025£307,500
23 February 2018£220,000
1 June 2007£200,000

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

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Devel
Postcode
NE71 6BW
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Wooler
Parish
Wooler
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dobson Design Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides lawful development certificates by day 51.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
89%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
86decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Oct 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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