Planning application
ALDI Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 7FH
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Proposal
Variation of Conditions 1 (approved plans), 7 (refuse), 8 (floorspace), 22 (ecological report), 23 (landscaping), 25 (foul and surface water drainage) and 27 (surface water) on approved application 21/02236/VARYCO in order to replace units 5-11 to accommodate one large retail unit amendments to be agreed with the LPA at determination stage.
As published by the council, reference 25/04674/VARYCO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/04674/VARYCO
- Type
- Variation of Planning Condition
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bedlington Central
- Parish
- West Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE22 7FH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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26/02865/DISCON Granted
ALDI Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 7FH
Discharge of condition 20 (gas protection) on approved application 25/04674/VARYCO
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21/03624/DISCON Refused
ALDI Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 7FH
Discharge of condition 30 b (recording scheme) and 30c (written scheme) on approved application 19/04216/VARYCO with regard to the Infrastructure and Access Phase, and Phase A only.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Northumberland National Park
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 18 February 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/02991/DISCON Granted
Former Tesco Site Market Place Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 29 (External Facing Materials) of approved application 25/04674/VARYCO
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26/02865/DISCON Granted
ALDI Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland NE22 7FH
Discharge of condition 20 (gas protection) on approved application 25/04674/VARYCO
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26/01998/DISCON Awaiting decision
Car Park Vulcan Place Bedlington Northumberland NE22 5DN
Discharge of Conditions 8 (Unit 2 - Service Management Plan), 13 (Plant Noise) and 14 (Extract & Ventilation) on approved application 25/04674/VARYCO in relation to Unit 2, Phase D (amended description 16.06.2026)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
22 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 43 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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