Planning application
Land South East Of The Drift Cresswell Northumberland
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on approved application 20/00303/FUL to revise design of chalets on same footprint as existing planning permission 20/00303/FUL. New design will be prefabricated and engineered for energy efficiency and can be adapted to both on and off grid living.
As published by the council, reference 26/03005/VARYCO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03005/VARYCO
- Type
- Variation of Planning Condition
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lynemouth
- Parish
- Cresswell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 16 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Northumberland National Park's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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31 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 October 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 34 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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See who's behind itDocuments
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About conditions applications
How this application type works
This type of application deals with conditions attached to an existing permission, either by supplying the details a condition requires, called discharging it, or by asking to vary or remove one. It does not reopen the principle of the permission itself. Building often cannot lawfully start, or continue past a set stage, until the named conditions are discharged.
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