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National Grid Blyth Sub Station Cambois Northumberland

26/00825/SCREENScreening OpinionAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Screening opinion for a proposed new, outdoor 400 kilovolt (kV) Air Insulated Switchgear (AIS) extension to the existing Blyth 400 kV Outdoor Substation

Received
5 March 2026
Decision due
26 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 10 October 2026
Ward
Sleekburn
  1. Received5 Mar
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application for an extension at National Grid Blyth Sub Station Cambois Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Sleekburn.

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

Application type
Screening Opinion
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
East Bedlington

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2026
Decision issued
20 March 2026

Planning decision

Decision
EIA Not Required
Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
6
Constraints
16

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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