Planning application
E3 Ecology Ltd Office Pasture House Wark Hexham Northumberland NE48 3DG
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for change of use from existing office building to single residential dwelling
As published by the council, reference 25/04631/CUD
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04631/CUD
- Type
- PA Comm, Busi, Serv to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 23 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Humshaugh
- Parish
- Wark
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE48 3DG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2025
Received by Northumberland National Park
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15 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
R & K Wood Planning LLP Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Active · incorporated 2011 · Newcastle Upon Tyne
40 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 70% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided outline applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
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