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Transmitter Station RAF Boulmer Operations Site Longhoughton Road Lesbury Northumberland

26/03337/MISCApproved

Approved on 24 September 2026

Council decision: Application is permitted development

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed 2no dishes to be added to existing lattice structure, Proposed 3no antennas and ancillary equipment to be added to existing lattice structure 3no antennas and ancillary equipment to be removed from existing lattice structure 1no GPS module to be added to existing lattice structure Reserved 2no cabinets 1no existing cabinet to be upgraded 1no existing cabinet to be retained and powered down

Received
21 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 November 2026
Ward
Longhoughton
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated21 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 3 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Transmitter Station RAF Boulmer Operations Site Longhoughton Road Lesbury Northumberland. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,720 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 7 weeks quicker than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in the Lesbury conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 72 applications across Longhoughton.

Application details

Parish
Lesbury

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
North Area Team

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • National Landscape (AONB): Northumberland Coast
  • Heritage coast: North Northumberland
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 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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