Essity Prudhoe Mill, Princess Way, Prudhoe NE42 6HE

26/01386/DEMGDODemolition Determination ApplicationApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 14 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Notification of Prior Approval for the demolition of the existing office and administrative building (former UniFibres building) within the Essity Paper Mill site.

Received: 17 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Northumberland County Council
Agent: Adelphi Architecture

ReceivedReceived17 Apr
ValidatedValidated17 Apr
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date15 May
DecidedDecided14 May

Decided in 27 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Essity Prudhoe Mill, Princess Way, Prudhoe NE42 6HE. Northumberland (County) has handled 476 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 3 weeks quicker than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 90 applications in total for the NE42 postcode area.

90% of all 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: NE42 6HE
Application type: Demolition Determination Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 April 2026
Target decision date: 15 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Adelphi Architecture
Architect profile: ADELPHI ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address: 1 Ford Terrace Riding Mill NE44 6EJ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14860737
Comments: 0
Documents: 5
Constraints: 11

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 2: Medium 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.

Source: Northumberland (County)

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