Bellingham Middle School Redesmouth Road Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2EN Data via plota.co.uk

26/02950/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a Substation and LV Room along with associated hard landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:29

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Application progress

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Received

19 Aug 2026

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Consultation

29 Sept 2026

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Approved

29 Sept 2026

Approved on 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 29 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Radon affected area, class 5

An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.

From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.

UKHSA radon ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bellingham built-up area; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council: Northumberland (County)
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: NE48 2EN
Received: 19 Aug 2026
Validated: 19 Aug 2026
Ward: Bellingham
Parish: Bellingham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Sept 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 29 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: GRADONARCHITECTURE

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 27 days slower than Northumberland (County)'s median of 14 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 98% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

This one41d

Council14d

UK55d

88%decided within 8 weeks

98%approved

246decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

1 neutral

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15155129
Planning Portal ref: PP-15155129
Neighbours: 19 Aug 2026
Consultation: 29 Sept 2026
Comments by: 29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice: 4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved

Bellingham Family Hub Redesmouth Road Bellingham Northumberland NE48 2EN

Redevelopment of redundant toilets and changing room into Family Hub facility.

25/02046/FUL 7 Jan 2026

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