Planning application
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for 20kV temporary substations for construction and early operation of proposed Cambois Data Centre Campus (Application Reference: 24/04112/OUTES)
As published by the council, reference 26/02817/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02817/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Application Permitted
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register
This site has had 21 applications since 2026: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03299/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of condition 47 (piling works vibration - phase 1b) on approved planning application 26/01617/VARYCO
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26/03290/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of condition 58 (Construction Methodology) on approved application 26/01617/VARYCO
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26/03267/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 14 (construction method statement), 25 (drainage), 34 (surface water), 40 (foul water), 48 (dust), 49 (external lighting), 52 (non-native invasive species) and 53 (construction environmental management plan) on approved application 26/01617/VARYCO
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26/03028/REM Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale on approved application 24/04112/OUTES for two data centre buildings including ancillary office space (Use Class B8), and associated landscaping and infrastructure on Phase 2 of the data centre campus
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26/02931/DISCON Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 18 (details of vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist connection) and 19 (bus stop improvements) on approved application 26/01617/VARYCO
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26/02904/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 14 (construction method statement), 48 (dust) and 53 (CEMP) on approved application 24/04112/OUTES
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26/02813/DISCON Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 39 (Disposal of Surface Water Details) on approved application 24/04112/OUTES
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26/02018/NONMAT Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Non-material amendment (amend condition 1 to update approved plans) on approved application 25/01725/REM
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26/01924/DISCON Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of Conditions 14 (Construction Method Statement), 34 (Disposal of Surface Water), 47 (Assessment of Vibration), 48 (Dust Management Plan), 52 (Non-native Invasive Species Method Statment) and 53 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on approved application 24/04112/OUTES
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26/01894/REM Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Reserved matters application for landscaping and layout on approved application 24/04112/OUTES for phase C enabling works including site preparation, earthworks, removal of PFA mounds and other works required prior to construction and operation of data centre campus
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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4 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CEMP
- CMS
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED NPG1 GENERAL ARRANGEMENT PLAN
- PROPOSED NPG1 DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- PROPOSED NPG1 SUBSTATION ROOF PLANS
- PROPOSED FENCE LAYOUT AND ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NPG1 BUILDING ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED NPG1 FENCE ELEVATIONS
- NPG1 20 KV SUBSTATION EXTERNAL LIGHTING
- HIGHWAYS TECHNICAL NOTE 01
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGY TECHNICAL NOTE
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
- HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL NOTE
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 1 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 2 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 3 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 4 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 5 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 6 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 7 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 8 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 9 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 10 OF 11
- PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT - APPENDIX A - ENVIROCHECK - PART 11 OF 11
- COVERING LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland National Park granted permission on 2 October 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.
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