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Sheepwash Woods Sheepwash Road Sheepwash Choppington Northumberland

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/03168/CLEXIS Certificate of Lawful Existing Use

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Proposal

Certificate of Lawful Development for existing structures forming secure storage for equipment and tools essential for maintenance of woodland and welfare of grazing animals. Conservation grazing of horses, goats and hens in contained areas within woodland, which will potentially change from place to place within woodland.

As published by the council, reference 26/03168/CLEXIS

Application record

Reference
26/03168/CLEXIS
Type
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Status
Registered
Received
8 Sep 2026
Validated
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Bothal
Parish
Ashington
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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 36 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

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EDable Architecture Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in Blyth

Active · incorporated 2015 · Blyth

10 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils

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Documents

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6 documents on file for this application

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What 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 lawful development applications in a median of 49 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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