Land At The Former Power Station Site On The Northern Side Of Cambois, Northumberland Cambois, Near Blyth NE22 7BL Data via plota.co.uk

26/02919/FUL - Full Application Registered
Commercial & major worksUtility infrastructureCommercial premises

Proposal

Application for 60kV temporary substation and associated development for the construction and early operation of the proposed Cambois Data Centre Campus (Application Reference: ) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Validated
19 Aug 2026
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Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 30 Oct 2026, from Northumberland (County)'s recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVERING LETTER Correspondence · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 15

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
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. A site survey can differ.
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.
National infrastructure project about 471 m away: Port Blyth New Biomass Plant
The site is about 471 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Postcode
NE22 7BL
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Sleekburn
Parish
East Bedlington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Decision outlook

Day 53 of the 56-day target. Northumberland (County) usually decides commercial and major works by day 56.

Day 5320 days to the predicted decision (day 73)
55%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
111decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

164 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15120904
Planning Portal ref
PP-15120904
Neighbours
30 Sept 2026
Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
9 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022
6 Wilson Avenue East Sleekburn Northumberland NE22 7BL
Proposal to alter ground floor level by installing a garage door and rear extension
22/01441/FUL
2019 Approved
22 Wilson Avenue East Sleekburn NE22 7BL
Installation of an air source heat pump unit on rear elevation for domestic hot water and…
19/04090/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