South Nelson Industrial Estate Gf South Nelson Industrial Estate East Hartford Northumberland Cramlington NE23 1WF Data via plota.co.uk

26/02413/MAST Registered

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for the installation of a new 25 metre-high Phosco Phase 6 monopole telecommunications tower. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Aug 2026

As of 15 Aug 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 397 m away: Bassington; Inside the Cramlington built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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

Postcode
NE23 1WF
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Target decision
5 Aug 2026

Decision outlook

Day 89, past the statutory target. 99% of prior approvals in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 7 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 14 Aug 2026.

Day 8933 days past the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
166decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15067902
Consultation
8 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jul 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