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163 Middle Drive Darras Hall Ponteland Northumberland NE20 9DU

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/03318/FUL Full Application

Works: Extension Loft or dormer Roofing Windows or glazing

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Proposal

Removal of orangery roof lantern, and replacement with roof terrace / flat roof with large format skylights; removal and reformat of windows and doors to rear and west elevations; internal reconfiguration of orangery and kitchen/diner; external cladding in timber effect to existing orangery; installation of 2no new roof lights to attic space, and cat slide dormer to rear; new circular attic window to primary elevation

As published by the council, reference 26/03318/FUL

Application record

Reference
26/03318/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Registered
Received
22 Sep 2026
Validated
23 Sep 2026
Ward
Ponteland South With Heddon
Parish
Ponteland
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE20 9DU

Comment by 14 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

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 23 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 18 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

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PWS Architecture + Design LTD Agent, an architecture practice

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

18 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 full applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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