Kielder Castle Castle Drive Kielder Northumberland NE48 1EQ
Approved on 5 June 2026
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
Proposal
Listed Building Consent for installation of a lightning protection system including - stainless steel rod and ESE device to the highest point of the building, two 8mm PVC sheathed conductors to match the colour of the building's stone and associated earth mats to ground the system.
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Agent
- Mailen Design
- ReceivedReceived1 May
- ValidatedValidated1 May
- Consult.Consultation5 Jun
- TargetTarget Date26 Jun
- DecidedDecided5 Jun
Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a heritage application at Kielder Castle Castle Drive Kielder Northumberland NE48 1EQ. Northumberland (County) has handled 958 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Bellingham. We hold 237 applications in total for the NE48 postcode area.
88% of heritage 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 1EQ
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kielder
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 1 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 5 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 26 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Mailen Design
- Architect profile
- MAILEN DESIGN LIMITED
- Agent address
- 28-29 Great Sutton Street Second Floor London EC1V 0DS
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 14 May 2026
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 June 2026
Site constraints
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 (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
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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.
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202627 Jul
Listed Building Consent: Removal of a section of damaged ceiling within Kielder Castle, repairs and…
ApprovedListed building consent26/02444/LBC - 202621 Apr
Discharge of Condition 4 (Windows and Doors) of approved application 23/00882/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/01411/DISCON - 202619 Feb
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) on approved application 23/00882/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/00603/DISCON - 202528 Nov
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) on approved application 23/00882/LBC
ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/04320/DISCON
Source: Northumberland (County)
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