Millstone House High Street Rothbury Northumberland NE65 7SZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02539/FUL - Full Application Registered
Utility infrastructure

Proposal

Retrospective application for the installation of refrigeration condenser units within an existing ancillary storage shed to the rear of the premises. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Jul 2026
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Validated
29 Jul 2026
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Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 27 Aug 2026; it is now day 72.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

IMG FRONT ELEVATION Photo · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE Consultee Comment · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG SIDE VIEW Photo · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG INSIDE VIEW Photo · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Rothbury conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
17 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Farley House Sandford House, Grade II, 49 m away · 1 Grade II*, 16 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.
Show all 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI 196 m away: River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 169 m away: Rothbury Bridge; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Rothbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £185,250 in October 2025. Flat or maisonette, freehold.

3 October 2025£185,250Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
9 December 2016£149,000Leasehold
21 April 2008£235,000
5 January 1995£34,000Leasehold

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area133 m² (1,432 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100)
PropertyEnd-terrace flat, 5 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2014, 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
Full Application
Postcode
NE65 7SZ
Received
21 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Rothbury
Parish
Rothbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 72, past the statutory target. 95% of utility and infrastructure works in Northumberland (County) are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 28 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

Day 7216 days past the 56-day target
88%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
246decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15079963
Planning Portal ref
PP-15079963
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
3 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
6 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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2018
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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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.