The National Renewable Energy Centre Narec Test Site Albert Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1LZ
Approved on 8 July 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)13 conditions
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Proposal
Erection of bespoke manufacturing unit for drive train testing facility including test hall, office space, plant room, external equipment compound with associated access and infrastructure
- Received
- 18 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Croft
- ReceivedReceived18 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation8 Jul
- TargetTarget Date8 Jul
- DecidedDecided8 Jul
Decided in 181 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application at The National Renewable Energy Centre Narec Test Site Albert Street Blyth Northumberland NE24 1LZ. Northumberland (County) has handled 5,584 applications of this type. This one was decided in 202 days, 22 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 19 applications across Croft. We hold 680 applications in total for the NE24 postcode area.
89% of full 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
- Postcode
- NE24 1LZ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Blyth
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 30 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 9 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 8 July 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 9 January 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 30 January 2026
- Last date for comments
- 30 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 8 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lichfields
- Agent address
- Saint Nicholas Building, Floor 3 Saint Nicholas Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1RF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Northumberland (County)
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