Communications Mast South East Of Watsons Haulage Barrington Road Bedlington Northumberland Data via plota.co.uk

26/02555/MISC - Miscellaneous Approved

Proposal

The removal of existing 20m high phase 4.5 monopole and replace with proposed 20m phase 6 monopole with phase 4.9 headframe. The removal of existing 3no. antennas and replace with proposed 6no.antennas. The removal of existing 12no. RRUs and replace with proposed 15no. RRUs. Relocation of existing 1no. dish on phase 4.9 headload and development ancillary thereto. Reference: 34842O2 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Aug 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Bedlington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Application type
Miscellaneous
Postcode
NE22 7AJ
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Sleekburn
Parish
Choppington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
Application is permitted development
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Beaconcomms

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 33 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 88% of full applications here are.

60%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
743decided 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 →

Public comments

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Last counted 12 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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