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Land East Of Blue Mill Thropton Northumberland

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/00531/FUL Full Application

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Proposal

Convert the existing barn, currently used for storage, into a small-scale facility comprising office accommodation, staff welfare facilities and additional storage space at ground-floor level.

As published by the council, reference 26/00531/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/00531/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
12 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Rothbury
Parish
Thropton
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 16 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 13 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 48 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/03090/DISCON Awaiting decision

    Blue Mill Thropton Morpeth Northumberland NE65 7JH

    Discharge of Conditions 11 (Demolition and Construction Method Statement) and 12 (Bats) of approved application 26/00531/FUL

    Submitted 3 Sep 2026 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Blake Hopkinson Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in North Shields

Dissolved · incorporated 2007 · North Shields

34 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 76% granted

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Documents

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

12 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 full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    Received 19 Mar, published by the council 27 Jul 2026 Full applications