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12 Hawthorn Way Darras Hall Ponteland Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 9RU

26/00247/FULRefused

Refused on 26 March 2026

Council decision: Application Refused3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed two storey extensions to East and West with associated works

Received
26 January 2026
  1. Received26 Jan
  2. Validated2 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 52 days

About this application

This is a planning application for an extension at 12 Hawthorn Way Darras Hall Ponteland Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE20 9RU. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,734 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,594 applications in total for the NE20 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area would be unacceptable. The application fails to make a positive contribution or be sympathetic to local character, does not respect the street scene, and proposes a development that would be visually obtrusive. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies QOP 1, QOP 2 and HOU 9 of the Northumberland Local, Policies PNP 2 and PNP 4 of the Ponteland Neighbourhood Plan, and the NPPF.
  2. By virtue of the siting, scale, design and height, the proposals would have a dominating presence and would result in an unacceptable level of overlooking and would cause a loss of privacy to neighbouring properties. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policies QOP 2 and HOU 9 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the NPPF.
  3. The proposal fails to provide sufficient information considering the ecological impacts of the proposed development. As a result of this, the ecological impact of the proposed development cannot be fully assessed. Therefore, the application is considered to be contrary to Policies ENV 1 and ENV 2 of the Northumberland Local Plan and the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
NE20 9RU

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 February 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref PKT0406Part of the site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Northumberland (County)

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