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161 Middle Drive Darras Hall Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9DU

22/04681/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 22 August 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Extend the existing ground floor front gable upwards to first floor level, construct a second front gable at ground and first floor level, a zinc-faced dormer connecting the two front gables, a feature entrance canopy with recessed bay window, a front dormer over the existing garage and two new gables connected by another zinc-faced dormer at the rear, to include a new rear terrace accessed from the reconfigured principal bedroom suite.

Received
20 December 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Ponteland South With Heddon
Agent
Musson Brown Architects Ltd
  1. Received20 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.22 Aug
  4. Target22 Aug
  5. Decided22 Aug

Decided in 245 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 161 Middle Drive Darras Hall Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9DU. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 245 days, 28 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Ponteland South With Heddon. We hold 1,594 applications in total for the NE20 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Northumberland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
NE20 9DU
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Ponteland

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2022
Consultation expiry
22 August 2023
Consultation start
22 August 2023
Consultation end
22 August 2023
Neighbour consultation start
21 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
11 January 2023
Last date for comments
22 August 2023
Target decision date
22 August 2023
Permission expires
22 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Musson Brown Architects Ltd
Architect profile
MUSSON BROWN ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
19, Clayton Road Jesmond Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4RP

Planning decision

Statutory period
245 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11776868
Documents
23
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Associated applications

  1. 2024
    10 Oct

    Non-material amendment (to simplify the design to include two dormers to the front pitch, two new gables to…

    PendingNon-material amendmentAmendment24/03488/NONMAT
  2. 2022
    20 Dec

    Extend the existing ground floor front gable upwards to first floor level, construct a second front gable at…

    This applicationApprovedFull22/04681/FUL

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