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Northgate Hospital, Adult Autism Unit Mitford Unit Northgate Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3BP

26/00667/SOLARPA Solar PV Panels non-domesticApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 15 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval not requiredDelegated (officer decision)1 condition

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

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for the installation of roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar panels and equipment to generate renewable electricity for on-site consumption.

Received
24 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Longhirst
  1. Received24 Feb
  2. Validated24 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Apr
  5. Decided15 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Northgate Hospital, Adult Autism Unit Mitford Unit Northgate Morpeth Northumberland NE61 3BP. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 42 applications across Longhirst. We hold 1,506 applications in total for the NE61 postcode area.

84% of outline 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
NE61 3BP
Application type
PA Solar PV Panels non-domestic
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Morpeth

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 February 2026
Target decision date
21 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
NTW
Agent address
Saint Nicholas Hospital Gosforth MR NE33XT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14711638
Comments
0
Documents
6
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.

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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