Planning application
Land North East Of Hells Bottom The Forks To High Long House Kielder Northumberland
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Notification of prior approval for road which will connect existing forest roads allowing for more efficient movement of machinery and transport vehicles through the site
As published by the council, reference 26/03116/ROAD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03116/ROAD
- Type
- Prior Notification of Road
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Parish
- Kielder
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 21/04314/ROAD (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- CE-3802 ROADS AND ACCESS
- CE-3802 WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS
- CE-3802 HAULAGE ROUTE
- CE-3802 LOCATION PLAN
- CE-3802 CONSTRAINTS AND HAZARDS
- CE-3802 ROAD CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT
- CE-3802 BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT
- CE-3802 CULVERT INSTALLATION CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
- CE-3802 CULVERT CONSTRUCTION METHOD STATEMENT
- BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION DRAWING
- CE-3802 OPERATIONS PLAN
- CE-S-20-12-2021 TYPICAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION (FORMATION)
- FCCN002028 - CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS DPS SPECIFICATION
- ENVIRONMENT CHECKLIST HELLS BOTTOM
- COVERING LETTER
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Northumberland National Park for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland National Park decided prior approval applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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