Houghton School House Hexham Road By Houghton Farms Heddon-On-The-Wall Northumberland NE15 0EZ Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 25/04046/LBC
Listed buildings
Council
Northumberland (County) 3.8/10
Date received
11 Nov 2025
Date validated
11 Nov 2025
Postcode
NE15 0EZ

Description

Listed Building Consent for replacement fuel oil tank, gate, reinstatement of partition wall at ground floor and the relocation of central heating radiator in dining room (as amended 21.01.2026) Data via plota.co.uk

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Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 11 Oct 2026; it is now day 334.

Day 334, past the statutory target. 89% of listed building works in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 9 Oct 2026.

Day 334278 days past the 56-day target
69%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
163decided in the last year

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

Site constraints 7

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Houghton North Farmhouse, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: Tyne and Wear
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Local nature reserve about 121 m away: Heddon Common
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Heddon-on-the-Wall 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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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Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022
Hill Head Cottage Heddon-on-the-wall Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0EZ
Single storey infill extension
22/01498/FUL
2019 Approved
The Cottage South Houghton Farm Heddon-On-The-Wall Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0EZ
Variation of condition 3 (approved plans) pursuant to planning permission 15/00918/FUL to…
19/01423/VARYCO
2018 Approved
Land North Of The Cottage Heddon-On-The-Wall Northumberland
Proposal to install post box
18/02919/MISC
2017
Edgehill Heddon On The Wall Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0EZ
Retrospective change of use of two outbuildings within the residential curtilage to provi…
17/02682/FUL
2017
Hill Head House Heddon On The Wall Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0EZ
Removal of existing Conservatory and erection of new conservatory
17/01336/FUL
2016
South Houghton Farm Hexham Road By Houghton Farms Heddon-On-The-Wall NE15 0EZ
Redevelopment of existing commercial brewery site providing for 10no. new build dwellings…
16/03190/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings