Planning application
Land South West Of Abbotswood Ponteland Northumberland
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective: Change of use of agricultural land to equestrian use, erection of a timber stable building and installation of a gravel access track using the existing site access
As published by the council, reference 26/03279/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03279/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ponteland North
- Parish
- Ponteland
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Comment by 15 October 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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17 Sep 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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24 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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 42 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Carter Smith Planning Consultants Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Morpeth
Active · incorporated 2026 · Morpeth
98 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 50% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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