Land South Of Horton Manor Front Street Bebside Northumberland Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Retrospective: Change of use of land to commercial vehicle, caravan and motorhome sales, including associated access, buildings, boundary fencing, lighting and advertising signage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Validated
18 Aug 2026
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Consultation
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 11 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

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.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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; Inside the Blyth (Northumberland) 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

Application type
Full Application
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Bebside & Kitty Brewster
Parish
Blyth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jon Tweddell Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 54 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides changes of use by day 60.

Day 546 days to the predicted decision (day 60)
44%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
155decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15156019
Planning Portal ref
PP-15156019
Neighbours
18 Aug 2026
Consultation
21 Aug 2026
Comments by
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Northumberland (County)
Planning Authority Score
3.8/10
Below average
#207 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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