Land North West Of Strathyre C289 Whitfield To Catton Catton Northumberland NE47 9LH 382520, 558260
Refused on 17 June 2026
Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Outline permission for 1 x residential dwelling (all matters reserved)
- Received
- 20 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Agent
- Blu Print Design Ltd
- ReceivedReceived20 Apr
- ValidatedValidated22 Apr
- Consult.Consultation13 May
- TargetTarget Date17 Jun
- DecidedDecided17 Jun
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application at Land North West Of Strathyre C289 Whitfield To Catton Catton Northumberland NE47 9LH 382520 , 558260. Northumberland (County) has handled 815 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 9 days longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 713 applications in total for the NE47 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed construction of a new dwellings within the open countryside area of Catton would fail to meet the exceptions listed under Policy HOU 8 of the Northumberland Local Plan and would result in inappropriate development. The proposal is contrary to the requirements of STP1, HOU 8 and the NPPF and the principle of the development is not supported.
- It is unlikely that a safe access could be accommodated as part of the development proposals in this location, which would place a conflict with Policy TRA2 of the Northumberland Local Plan.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NE47 9LH
- Application type
- Outline Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 22 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 13 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 13 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 17 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Blu Print Design Ltd
- Agent address
- Metropolitan House Long Rigg Road Swalwell Gateshead NE16 3AS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): North Pennines
- 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 parks, 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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