Butterwell Disposal Point Longhirst Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3NF
Refused on 13 November 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Completion of surface mine restoration using soil materials from onsite inert waste recycling and importation of soils from construction sites
- Received
- 28 May 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Pegswood
- ReceivedReceived28 May
- ValidatedValidated18 Jun
- Consult.Consultation13 Nov
- TargetTarget Date31 Oct
- DecidedDecided13 Nov
Decided in 148 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a planning application at Butterwell Disposal Point Longhirst Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3NF. Northumberland (County) has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 169 days, 17 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 42 applications across Pegswood. We hold 1,505 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.
90% of all applications at Northumberland County Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The application proposals fail to demonstrate a minimum 10% biodiversity net gain on site, therefore conflicting with the provisions of policy ENV 2 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NE61 3NF
- Application type
- County Matter
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Longhirst
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 June 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 18 July 2024
- Consultation start
- 20 June 2024
- Consultation end
- 13 November 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 18 June 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 9 July 2024
- Last date for comments
- 18 July 2024
- Target decision date
- 31 October 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 4 Redhill Drive Whickham Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5TY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 27 June 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 18 July 2024
Site constraints
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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Northumberland (County)
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