Planning application
Land to the West and South of Birtley Wood, Northumberland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of Prior Approval for the creation of 2 forestry access points
As published by the council, reference 26/02604/ROAD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02604/ROAD
- Type
- Prior Notification of Road
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval req and Granted
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Humshaugh
- Parish
- Birtley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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3 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval req and Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- FC ROAD SPEC
- COVER LETTER
- LOCATION PLAN 1250-A3
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 200-A1
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT 200-A1
- LOCATION PLAN 1250-A3
- EXISTING SITE PLAN 200-A1
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN 200-A1
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland National Park granted permission on 28 September 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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