Middleton Hall Middleton Belford Northumberland NE70 7LF Data via plota.co.uk

25/01140/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Erection of 5no. holiday lodges (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
27 Mar 2025
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Validated
11 Apr 2025
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Consultation
15 Oct 2025
Decision
Target date was 30 Jan 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 29 Oct 2025; it is now day 565.

The consultation period closed on 29 Oct 2025.

Documents 28

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Middleton Hall
List entry 1233967 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Priority habitat 49 m away: Ponds; 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 16 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

Energy ratingF (35 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 14 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE70 7LF
Received
27 Mar 2025
Validated
11 Apr 2025
Ward
Bamburgh
Parish
Middleton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
xsite architecture LLP

Decision outlook

Day 565, past the statutory target. 81% 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 24 Oct 2026.

Day 565509 days past the 56-day target
57%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,122decided 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

5comments received
3 objecting1 neutral1 supporting

60% object · below the UK average of 74%

34 neighbours consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13860676
Planning Portal ref
PP-13860676
Neighbours
14 Apr 2025
Consultation
15 Oct 2025
Comments by
29 Oct 2025
Site or press notice
30 Apr 2025
Statutory expiry
9 May 2025
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

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.