14 Cowpen Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 5BS Data via plota.co.uk

25/04315/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed garage to rear of existing dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

28 Nov 2025

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Consultation

22 Jan 2026

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Approved

22 Jan 2026

Approved on 22 Jan 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Site constraints 3

Coal mining development high risk area

Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.

From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.

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National infrastructure project 939 m away: Port Blyth New Biomass Plant

The site is 939 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.

Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.

Planning Inspectorate project page ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Blyth (Northumberland) built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 9 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Floor area86 m² (926 sq ft)

Energy ratingD (61 out of 100)

PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms

Built1900 to 1929

HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas

WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2009, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council: Northumberland (County)
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: NE24 5BS
Received: 28 Nov 2025
Validated: 28 Nov 2025
Ward: Croft
Parish: Blyth
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 26 Dec 2025
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 22 Jan 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lighthouse Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 89% of full applications here are.

This one55d

Council56d

UK56d

60%decided within 8 weeks

89%approved

837decided 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

No public comments yet.

5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14523883
Planning Portal ref: PP-14523883
Neighbours: 28 Nov 2025
Consultation: 22 Jan 2026
Comments by: 22 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Dec 2025
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Land North East Of 18 Cowpen Road Cowpen Road Blyth Northumberland

Install electronic communication apparatus. Broadband equipment cabinet olive green. PCP0…

18/02513/MISC 26 Jul 2018

2016 Approved

Albion Court Albion Way Blyth Northumberland NE24 5BW

Change of use from nursing home to form seven new dwellings and new garage block

16/00935/FUL 1 Sep 2016

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.