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Threpwood Hill Cottage Birtley Hexham Northumberland NE48 3HJ

26/00707/VARYCOVariation of Planning ConditionApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 29 May 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)13 conditions

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 (Approved Plans), 3 (Materials), 4 (Material Specs), 7 (Sustainability Measures) and 13 (Ecology) on approved application 25/02739/FUL in order to incorporate solar panels, air source heat pump and stone plinth in place of approved stone plinth. Minor alternations to the window proportions and introduction of corrugated metal cladding to the carport in place of timber.

Received
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Humshaugh
Agent
Elliott Architects Ltd.
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.29 May
  4. Target2 Jun
  5. Decided29 May

Decided in 92 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Threpwood Hill Cottage Birtley Hexham Northumberland NE48 3HJ. Northumberland (County) has handled 2,203 applications of this type. This one was decided in 92 days, 6 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 56 applications across Humshaugh. We hold 237 applications in total for the NE48 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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Application details

Postcode
NE48 3HJ
Application type
Variation of Planning Condition
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chollerton

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 March 2026
Consultation start
26 February 2026
Consultation end
29 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
26 February 2026
Neighbour consultation end
19 March 2026
Last date for comments
19 March 2026
Target decision date
2 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Elliott Architects Ltd.
Architect profile
ELLIOTT ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
Battle Hill Studios And Workshop 24 Battle Hill Hexham NE46 2EB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14672144
Comments
0
Documents
14
Constraints
6

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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