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Land South East Of The Smithy Belsay Northumberland

26/01488/FULApproved

Approved on 22 September 2026

Council decision: Application Permitted8 conditions

Proposal

Change of use of agricultural land to a secure dog walking facility, including enclosure by fencing, use of an existing access and provision of a small parking area

Received
27 April 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated5 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided22 Sep

Decided in 140 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at Land South East Of The Smithy Belsay Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 13 weeks longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address.

Application details

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Northumberland
  • 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    13 Oct

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Noise Management Plan), 7 (Lighting Design Strategy) and 8 (BNG) of…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/03610/DISCON
  2. 2026
    5 May

    Change of use of agricultural land to a secure dog walking facility, including enclosure by fencing, use of…

    This applicationApprovedApplication26/01488/FUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    8 Nov

    Change of Use to Overflow Car Park

    PendingFull Application21/04348/FUL

Source: Northumberland (County)

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