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Divet Hill Quarry Capheaton Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2BG

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 25/04487/VARCCM Variation of Planning Condition on CCM

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Proposal

Variation of conditions 5(a) (in accordance with details on drawing 2022-08-09-D19-001), 7 (operation times), 12 (lorries leaving site) and 32 (light pollution) on approved application 24/02448/VARCCM - Variation of condition 5(a) would allow for additional PCC pad and Bitumen tank to be installed on site as ancillary infrastructure to asphalt plant. Variation of conditions 7 and 12 would allow continuation of 24 hour operations of asphalt and associated HGV movements until 31/12/2031 in line with expiration of quarrying operations at Divet Hill Quarry. Variation of condition 32 would incorporate reference to Lighting Scheme submitted alongside this application.

As published by the council, reference 25/04487/VARCCM

Application record

Reference
25/04487/VARCCM
Type
Variation of Planning Condition on CCM
Status
Registered
Received
15 Dec 2025
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Bellingham
Parish
Bavington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE19 2BG

Site history

Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 25/04486/VARCCM Awaiting decision

    Divet Hill Quarry Capheaton Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2BG

    Variation of conditions 5(a) (in accordance with details on drawing 2022-08-09-D19-001), 7 (operation times), 12 (lorries leaving site) and 32 (light pollution) on approved application 24/02447/VARCCM - Variation of condition 5(a) would allow for additional PCC pad and Bitumen tank to be installed on site as ancillary infrastructure to asphalt plant. Variation of conditions 7 and 12 would allow continuation of 24 hour operations of asphalt and associated HGV movements until 31/12/2031 in line with expiration of quarrying operations at Divet Hill Quarry. Variation of condition 32 would incorporate reference to Lighting Scheme submitted alongside this application.

    Submitted 15 Dec 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 15 Jan 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 March 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Northumberland National Park took a median of 34 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 32 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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