Planning application
Merck Sharp And Dohme Ltd Shotton Lane Cramlington Northumberland NE23 3JU
Works: Windows or glazing
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Proposal
Variation of condition 1 (Approved Plans) on approved application 25/00743/REM in order to amend the cladding system and reduce the amount of glazing on the North elevation.
As published by the council, reference 26/00435/VARYCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00435/VARYCO
- Type
- Variation of Planning Condition
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Cramlington North West
- Parish
- Cramlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE23 3JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
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 2 April 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Hexham
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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 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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