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Lawsons Farm Whittonstall Northumberland

23/03009/AGTRESPrior Approval Agric to ResidentialAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP
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Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for change of use from agricultural buildings to 2no. residential dwellings

Received
9 August 2023
Decision due
20 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
South Tynedale
  1. Received9 Aug
  2. Validated9 Aug
  3. Consult.12 Oct
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 12 October.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (18)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Lawsons Farm Whittonstall Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 August 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 85 applications across South Tynedale.

84% of outline 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

Application type
Prior Approval Agric to Residential
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Shotley Low Quarter

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 August 2023
Consultation expiry
12 October 2023
Consultation start
28 September 2023
Consultation end
12 October 2023
Last date for comments
12 October 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
George F White
Agent address
Dean Street Arch 22 Dean Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1PG

Planning decision

Statutory period
72 days

Publicity

Site notice start
30 August 2023
Site notice end
20 September 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12359276
Documents
18
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Northumberland
  • Brownfield land register: Lawsons Farm, WhittonstallRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

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

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Northumberland (County)

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