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Windmill Farm Smallholdings Choppington Road Choppington Northumberland NE62 5TJ

26/00152/VARYCOVariation of Planning ConditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 10 April 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 Materials), 9 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement), 10 (Contamination of Land), 13 (Ground Gases) and 19 (Landscaping) on approved application 21/03369/FUL - in order to change from pre-commencement to pre-occupation timescale and allow change to approved drawings.

Received
16 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bedlington East
Agent
Mario Minchella Architects
  1. Received16 Jan
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided10 Apr

Decided in 84 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Windmill Farm Smallholdings Choppington Road Choppington Northumberland NE62 5TJ. Northumberland (County) has handled 2,203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 5 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Bedlington East. We hold 52 applications in total for the NE62 postcode area.

86% of conditions 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

  1. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed alterations to the dwellings would represent good design in accordance with policies HOU 9 and QOP 1 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  2. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate how highway safety will be appropriately managed during the demolition and construction phases on site, thus resulting in conflict with policy TRA 2 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  3. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the development would not impact upon known bat roosts, thus resulting in conflict with policy ENV 2 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
  4. Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed landscaping arrangements for the site would not result in a biodiversity loss, thus resulting in conflict with policy ENV 2 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NE62 5TJ
Application type
Variation of Planning Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Bedlington

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 January 2026
Consultation expiry
6 February 2026
Consultation start
16 January 2026
Consultation end
10 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
16 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
6 February 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
16 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mario Minchella Architects
Agent address
Unit 4, Witney Way Hi-Tech Village NE35 9PE United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14623352
Comments
0
Documents
28
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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