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Land North Of Blyth & East Sleekburn South East Of Cambois Northumberland

23/04110/OUTOutline ApplicationApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 6 November 2024

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)39 conditions

Proposal

Onshore export cables, converter station and associated grid connection for Berwick Bank Offshore Wind Farm

Received
2 November 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sleekburn
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated2 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target6 Nov
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 370 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application at Land North Of Blyth & East Sleekburn South East Of Cambois Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type. This one was decided in 370 days, 46 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 39 applications across Sleekburn.

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
Outline Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
East Bedlington

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 November 2023
Consultation expiry
8 December 2023
Consultation start
17 November 2023
Consultation end
6 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start
15 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
6 December 2023
Last date for comments
8 December 2023
Target decision date
6 November 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12540924
Comments
0
Documents
57
Constraints
73

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Northumberland (County)

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