Planning application
Wansbeck General Hospital Northern Relief Road Ashington Northumberland
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of ground source heat pumps and associated boreholes, together with electrical equipment and pipework
As published by the council, reference 26/01965/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01965/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Seaton With Spital
- Parish
- Ashington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 July 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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