Planning application
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Cafe and drive-thru unit, along with associated car parking, servicing, external works, and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 26/00837/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00837/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bedlington Central
- Parish
- West Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register
This site has had 6 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03100/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 10 (Construction Method Statement) on approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/03036/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 13 (Land Contamination) of approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/03035/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain) and 4 (LEMP) on approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/02992/DISCON Granted
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 12 (External Facing Materials) of approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/02914/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 19 (Ground Gas protection) & 20 (Verification of Ground Gas) on approved application 26/00837/FUL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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10 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 May 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 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
5 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/03100/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 10 (Construction Method Statement) on approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/03036/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 13 (Land Contamination) of approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/03035/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 3 (Biodiversity Gain) and 4 (LEMP) on approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/02992/DISCON Granted
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 12 (External Facing Materials) of approved application 26/00837/FUL
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26/02914/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 19 (Ground Gas protection) & 20 (Verification of Ground Gas) on approved application 26/00837/FUL
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
40 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 full applications in a median of 56 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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Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
78% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct
Discharge of Condition 13 (Land Contamination) of approved application 26/00837/FUL
Awaiting decision Conditions 3 docs -
Land South East Of Law Courts Schalksmuhle Road Bedlington Northumberland
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