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26/00531/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Convert the existing barn into a small-scale facility comprising office accommodation, staff welfare facilities and single storey extension to the east to provide additional storage space at ground-floor level (As Amended 23.02). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 1 Aug 2026, 11:23

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Application progress

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Received

12 Feb 2026

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Validated

16 Feb 2026

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Consultation

7 Apr 2026

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Approved

7 Apr 2026

Approved on 7 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Associated applications 2

FullApproved7 Apr 202626/00531/FULThis application
Convert the existing barn into a small-scale facility comprising office accommodation, staff welfare facilities and single…
Conditions 11, 12 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDischarge of Conditions 11 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) and 12 (Bats)3 Sep 202626/03090/DISCON

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 22 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

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

Priority habitat 15 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 25 September 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.

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Important details

Council: Northumberland (County)
Application type: Full Application
Received: 12 Feb 2026
Validated: 16 Feb 2026
Ward: Rothbury
Parish: Thropton
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 16 Mar 2026
Decision: Application Permitted
Decision date: 7 Apr 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Blake Hopkinson Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 10 days faster than Northumberland (County)'s median of 60 for changes of use. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

This one50d

Council60d

UK56d

44%decided within 8 weeks

81%approved

150decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14659505
Neighbours: 17 Feb 2026
Consultation: 7 Apr 2026
Comments by: 10 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 27 Feb 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