South Dissington Farm Eachwick Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE18 0BN

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 21/03249/FUL Granted

  South Dissington Farm Eachwick Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE18 0BN

  Change of use of approx 1200m2 of horse paddock to canter circle which will involve digging out 3m wide x 450mm deep x 400m long circle. The circle will then be backfilled with 300mm of hardcore and 150mm of woodchip. There will also be a central drain installed under hardcore which will soakaway into adjoining woodland. New surface will have post and rail fencing erected on either side along with 2 access gates. Some existing paddock fences will be realigned to enable circle to fit on site, any areas unable to be used for grazing will be planted with native woodland. Surplus topsoil will be spread on adjoining agricultural fields for their benefit.

  Decided 8 Nov 2021 Full applications

1. 3 Mar 2026

   Received by Northumberland National Park

2. 4 Mar 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 29 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 47 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided less common application types in a median of 28 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• South Dissington Farm Eachwick Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE18 0BN

  21/03249/FUL Submitted 13 Aug 2021 300 yards away

  Change of use of approx 1200m2 of horse paddock to canter circle which will involve digging out 3m wide x 450mm deep x 400m long circle. The circle will then be backfilled with 300mm of hardcore and 150mm of woodchip. There will also be a central drain installed under hardcore which will soakaway into adjoining woodland. New surface will have post and rail fencing erected on either side along with 2 access gates. Some existing paddock fences will be realigned to enable circle to fit on site, any areas unable to be used for grazing will be planted with native woodland. Surplus topsoil will be spread on adjoining agricultural fields for their benefit.

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 26/03585/AGRGDO Awaiting decision

  Land At Acklington Park Warkworth Northumberland NE65 9BU

  Notification of Prior Approval - Proposed General Purpose Agricultural Storage Buildings

  Received 9 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Other
• 26/03508/AGRGDO Awaiting decision

  Land North East Of Slaley First School Main Street Slaley Hexham NE47 0AA

  Notification of Prior Approval for a new general purpose agricultural farm building

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Other
• 26/03494/ELEGDO Awaiting decision

  Standwell Farm House Harlow Hill Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE15 0QD

  Replacement of the existing wooden pole 2 and wooden pole 3 with new 2 x 10m poles.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Other
• 26/03114/AGRGDO Granted

  High Trewitley Longhorsley Morpeth Northumberland NE65 8QP

  Notification of Prior Approval for a steel portal frame general agricultural building

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Other
• 26/03030/ELEGDO Granted

  Land South Of Gloucester Lodge Farm Links Road Blyth Northumberland

  Convert Existing Low Voltage Overhead Line from Bare Wire to an Aerial Bunched Conductor (ABC) - Reference: RAL/N023245

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 31 Aug 2026 Other