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Keepershield Quarry (Whinstone) Chollerford Hexham Northumberland NE46 4BB

Awaiting decision Northumberland National Park 26/03472/VARYCO Variation of Planning Condition

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

Proposal

Variation of condition 22 (nightshifts) on approved application 21/02938/VARCCM to allow the currently approved night-time production and transport of coated material to continue for the duration of the quarry permission

As published by the council, reference 26/03472/VARYCO

Application record

Reference
26/03472/VARYCO
Type
Variation of Planning Condition
Status
Registered
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Humshaugh
Parish
Humshaugh
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
NE46 4BB

Comment by 22 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. 1 Oct 2026

    Received by Northumberland National Park

  2. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 26 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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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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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