Horncastle Farm Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for change of use of two agricultural buildings to Class E (commercial, business or service) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Sept 2026
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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
- Prior Approval Agric to Flexible Use
- Postcode
- NE19 2RA
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Parish
- Kirkwhelpington
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Application Refused
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- SHEN Planning Consultants
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Refused, as 13% of agricultural works here are.
Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Northumberland (County) in the last twelve months, from validation. Northumberland (County) decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 16 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15086230
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15086230
- Consultation
- 28 Aug 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Sept 2026
- Site or press notice
- 12 Aug 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 24 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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.
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