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

26/02562/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Installation of 3 No air source heat pumps within a secure fenced and gated compound. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
22 Jul 2026
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Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 30 Sept 2026; it is now day 79.

The consultation period closed on 30 Sept 2026.

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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
NE48 2EN
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Bellingham
Parish
Bellingham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Gradon Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 79, past the statutory target. 86% of full applications in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 21 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 7923 days past the 56-day target
60%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
821decided 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

1comment received
1 supporting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15095503
Planning Portal ref
PP-15095503
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
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