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Land South Of Hepscott Park Smithy Lane Hepscott Park Northumberland

26/00405/VARYCOVariation of Planning ConditionRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 31 March 2026

Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 3 (Verification Report) on approved application 25/00842/VARYCO in order to ensure compliance with the submitted drainage verification and monitoring evidence

Received
3 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Ponteland East & Stannington
  1. Received3 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.31 Mar
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided31 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Land South Of Hepscott Park Smithy Lane Hepscott Park Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 2,203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Ponteland East & Stannington.

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 sustainable drainage systems have been constructed as per the agreed scheme. The application therefore conflicts with the requirements of policies WAT 3 and WAT 4 of the Northumberland Local Plan, and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Variation of Planning Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Stannington

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2026
Consultation expiry
24 February 2026
Consultation start
3 February 2026
Consultation end
31 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2026
Last date for comments
24 February 2026
Target decision date
31 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14641805
Comments
0
Documents
10
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • National park: Northumberland
  • 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 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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