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Upper Swinburne Reservoir (colt Crag) Carriers Lane Birtley Northumberland

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/03382/SCOPE Scoping Opinion

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

EIA Scoping Opinion in relation to proposed works at Colt Crag Reservoir and Little Swinburne Reservoir.

As published by the council, reference 26/03382/SCOPE

Application record

Reference
26/03382/SCOPE
Type
Scoping Opinion
Status
Registered
Received
22 Sep 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Humshaugh
Parish
Chollerton
Decision by
Officer Opinion

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 27 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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.

Documents

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

2 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's median decision took 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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