Planning application
Horncastle Farm Kirkwhelpington Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland NE19 2RA
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for change of use of two agricultural buildings to Class E (commercial, business or service)
As published by the council, reference 26/02510/AGTFLX
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02510/AGTFLX
- Type
- Prior Approval Agric to Flexible Use
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Parish
- Kirkwhelpington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE19 2RA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jul 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
SHEN Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- PLANNING STATEMENT (CLASS R) AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS NORTHWEST OF HORNCASTLE (14.
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Northumberland National Park refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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