Planning application
Woodland Creation Site Near The Village Of Newton-on-the-Moor Newton-on-the-Moor Morpeth Northumberland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intention to enact General Permitted Development by the Crown - to involve upgrading 300m of existing road, creating c.580m of new aggregate road, two turning points, and of 200m of forwarder track.
As published by the council, reference 26/02308/MISC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02308/MISC
- Type
- Miscellaneous
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application is permitted development
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Shilbottle
- Parish
- Newton-on-the-Moor And Swarland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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30 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Application is permitted development
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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