Solar Array Coastal Grains Ltd Belford Industrial Estate Belford Northumberland NE70 7DT
Approved on 11 January 2024
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed installation of ground mounted solar PV array
- Received
- 15 September 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 8
- Ward
- Bamburgh
- ReceivedReceived15 Sep
- ValidatedValidated20 Sep
- Consult.Consultation11 Jan
- TargetTarget Date12 Jan
- DecidedDecided11 Jan
Decided in 113 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a solar installation at Solar Array Coastal Grains Ltd Belford Industrial Estate Belford Northumberland NE70 7DT. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,734 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 10 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Bamburgh. We hold 99 applications in total for the NE70 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- NE70 7DT
- Application type
- Renewable Energy Developments
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Belford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 September 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 26 October 2023
- Consultation start
- 21 September 2023
- Consultation end
- 11 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 21 September 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 12 October 2023
- Last date for comments
- 26 October 2023
- Target decision date
- 12 January 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- George F White
- Agent address
- Dean Street Arch 22 Dean Street Newcastle NE1 1PG
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 5 October 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 26 October 2023
- Site notice start
- 3 October 2023
- Site notice end
- 24 October 2023
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12449942
- Documents
- 21
- Constraints
- 10
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Lindisfarne SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Source: Northumberland (County)
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