Planning application
Bridge Over Chirdon Burn Greystead Tynedale District Footpath 016 Greystead Northumberland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the removal of current bridge and replacing with a steel constructed Mabey Bridge to allow continued access for timber extraction.
As published by the council, reference 26/01480/ROAD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01480/ROAD
- Type
- Prior Notification of Road
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 24 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 24 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Parish
- Greystead
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- AMENDED METHOD STATEMENT WITH PARAPET INFO.
- PLANNING METHOD STATEMENT
- PUBLIC ACCESS DIVERSION
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- CHIRDON HOPE BRIDGE - ROADS AND ACCESS (1)
- CHIRDON HOPE BRIDGE - OPERATIONS SITE PLAN
- METHOD STATEMENT CHIRDON HOPE BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
- CHIRDON HOPE - HABITAT REGS SCREENING JAN 2025 (1)
- 3002 FLOOD ASSESSMENT
- CHIRDON HOPE RECREATION MAP
- CHIRDON HOPE BRIDGE VEHICLE ACCESS MAP
- TIMBER TRANSPORT INFO
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland National Park granted permission on 2 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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