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Land East Of Langley Furniture Works Langley-on-tyne Northumberland

25/03540/FULRefused

Refused on 17 June 2026

Council decision: Application Refused1 condition5 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 5no. new 1 - 2 storey dwellings including construction of 2no. detached garages. Construction of associated Landscaping and Access.

Received
3 October 2025
  1. Received3 Oct
  2. Validated8 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Jun

Decided in 252 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Land East Of Langley Furniture Works Langley-on-tyne Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 252 days, 29 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposal would fail to fully meet an identified housing need contrary to Policies HOU2, HOU 3 and HOU 5 of the Northumberland Local Plan and Policy H13 of the Haydon Neighbourhood Plan.
  2. The proposed development is sited in an unsustainable location contrary to the NPPF and the Northumberland Local Plan Policies STP 1 and TRA 1.
  3. The proposal would result in a density of properties out of keeping with the settlement of Langley contrary to Policies STP 1 of the Northumberland Local Plan and Poliy H6 of the Haydon Neighbourhood Plan.
  4. The proposed design would result in harm to the North Pennines National Landscapes (AONB) contrary to Policies ENV 1 and ENV 6 of the Northumberland Local Plan and Policy H8 of the Haydon Neighbourhood Plan.
  5. The proposal would result in harm to the amenities of future occupiers by way of noise contrary to Policy QOP 2 of the Northumberland Local Plan and Policy H6 of the Haydon Neighbourhood Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 October 2025

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): North Pennines
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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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