Pumpkin Pie Childcare Ltd The Old Church West Thirston Morpeth Northumberland NE65 9EF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00130/ADE - Advertisement Consent post April 07 Refused

Proposal

Advertisement consent for 1no fixed, non-illuminated wall-mounted advertisement Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Refused
7 Apr 2026
Appeal dismissed
8 Jul 2026

Refused on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents 42

Consultation & comments 23

PDF HIGHWAYS COMMENTS Appeal Appellant`s Case · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTS Appeal Appellant`s Case · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 17 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 2 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 26 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF THIRSTON HOUSE Objection · 25 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 19 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF LICHFIELDS C/O PARISH Consultee Response · 17 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF KENMORE Objection · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 14 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF SOMERCOTES Objection · 11 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMENT (SUPPORT) SUBMITTED ONLINE Support Comment · 2 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 22 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

West Thirston 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 ↗
Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 128 m away: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Scheduled monument 138 m away: Felton Old Bridge
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 ↗
Also on the record
11 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Felton (Northumberland) built-up area; Priority habitat 18 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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

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.

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Important details

Application type
Advertisement Consent post April 07
Postcode
NE65 9EF
Received
14 Jan 2026
Validated
22 Jan 2026
Ward
Longhorsley
Parish
Thirston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Refused
Decision date
7 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 8 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Michie Group LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 19 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 56 for signs and adverts. Refused, as 18% of signs and adverts here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →

Public comments

20comments received
6 objecting14 supporting

70% support · above the UK average of 15%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14622653
Neighbours
7 May 2026
Consultation
7 Apr 2026
Comments by
7 May 2026
Site or press notice
29 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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