Planning application
An existing forest North of Throckrington, Northumberland.
Works: Trees
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 - Harvesting is required of the trees which have reached maturity.
As published by the council, reference 26/03459/ROAD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03459/ROAD
- Type
- Prior Notification of Road
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bellingham
- Parish
- Bavington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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4 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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
5 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 prior approval applications in a median of 52 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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26/03441/HPA Awaiting decision
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26/03431/ROAD Awaiting decision
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26/02604/ROAD Granted
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26/03390/HPA Awaiting decision
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