Matfen Hall Matfen Hall Drive Matfen Northumberland NE20 0RH Data via plota.co.uk

26/00101/VARYCO - Variation of Planning Condition Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) on approved application in order to make minor adjustments to the overall design, primarily the building layout and facade details. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
13 Jan 2026
✓
Validated
16 Jan 2026
✓
Approved
15 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
16 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 5

Grade II* listed: Matfen Hall
List entry 1155328 · The pin is inside its outline · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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.
Show the other 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area 86 m away: Matfen; Priority habitat 24 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Northumberland (County) - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Other new applications on this street

17 Jun 2026Refused

Matfen Hall Driving Range And Golf Academy Hope Lane Matfen Northumberland NE20 0RH

Discharge of Conditions 4 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) and 5 (...

26/02163/DISCON
26 May 2026Decided

Matfen Hall Matfen Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 0RH

Discharge of Condition 12 (Construction Method Statement) and BNG condition on a...

26/01843/DISCON
22 Sept 2026Pending

The Dairy Callerton Hall Drive High Callerton Northumberland NE20 9TT

Certificate of Lawful Development - Existing development for existing foundation...

26/03368/CLEXIS

Nearby new applications

28 Sept 2026Pending

2 East Close Matfen Newcastle Upon Tyne NE20 0TF

Tree in a Conservation Area: Removal of Japanese Maple tree to replace with Hydr...

26/03437/TREECA
28 Sept 2026Pending

High Grange West Farm Lane Matfen Northumberland NE20 0RP

Trees in a Conservation Area: Felling of two cherry trees

26/03435/TREECA
16 Sept 2026Pending

High Grange West Farm Lane Matfen Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 0RP

Notification of Prior approval to install 12 solar panels on south facing aspect...

26/03284/SOLARD

Important details

Council
Northumberland (County)
Application type
Variation of Planning Condition
Postcode
NE20 0RH
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
16 Jan 2026
Ward
Ponteland West
Parish
Matfen
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Feb 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Seam Architecture + Design

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14617147
Planning Portal ref
PP-14617147
Neighbours
16 Jan 2026
Consultation
16 Apr 2026
Comments by
16 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials), 4 (window/door details), 5 (rainwater goods), 6 (b…
25/04607/DISCON
2023 Approved
Discharge of conditions : 3b (archaeological recording) and 3c (analysis/reporting/public…
23/01650/DISCON
2022 Approved
Variation of condition 2 on approved application 22/00431/FUL in order to use amended dra…
22/03473/VARYCO
2022 Approved
Variation of condition 2 on approved application 22/00432/LBC in order to use amended dra…
22/03471/VARYCO
2022 Approved
Discharge of conditions : 8 (EV charging points) pursuant to planning approval 22/00431/F…
22/04520/DISCON
2022 Approved
Discharge on conditions 3 (South Elevation Door), 4 (South Elevation Steps and Handrails)…
22/03784/DISCON
2022 Approved
Discharge of Condition 7 (Conservation Method Statement) on approved application 22/00432…
22/04003/DISCON
2022 Approved
Discharge of condition 5 part c (courtyard structures) on approved application 22/00432/L…
22/04212/DISCON
2022 Approved
Discharge of condition 3a(written scheme of investigation) on approved application 22/004…
22/03984/DISCON
2022
Listed Building Consent: Enclose space within inner courtyards to North West of building…
22/00432/LBC
2022
Enclose space within inner courtyards to North West of building. Installation of fire exi…
22/00431/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024
Matfen Hall Matfen Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 0RH
Listed Building Consent for erection of new spa extension, including refurbishment of exi…
24/02364/LBC
2017 Approved
Land South Of Matfen Hall Matfen Hall Matfen Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 0RH
The erection of a replacement control kiosk at Matfen Hall Sewage Pumping Station as supp…
17/00842/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