Cove Cottage Rothbury Morpeth Northumberland NE65 7YJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/03047/NONMAT - Non-Material Amendment Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment (to allow minor change to extension roof pitch angle (now adjoins main house roof rather than meeting main house under gutter line) and change of material from zinc to natural slate, to match main house. Change East elevation window to include window/door opening. Minor increase to amount of solar panels on roof) on approved application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Scheduled monument 91 m away: Old Rothbury multivallate hillfort and cairnfield
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 341 m away: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI; Tree preservation order 13 m away: The Northumberland County Council (Land at Moorside and White Gables, Rothbury) Tree Preservation Order 2011 (no.03 of 2011) - Group 2; Inside the Rothbury built-up area; Heritage at risk 91 m away: Old Rothbury multivallate hillfort and cairnfield; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 11 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 2

Last sold for £610,000 in June 2024. Detached house, freehold.

13 June 2024£610,000
1 April 2008£425,000

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
Non-Material Amendment
Postcode
NE65 7YJ
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Rothbury
Parish
Rothbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chris Waite Surveying

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191929
Statutory expiry
22 Sept 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.