Planning application
Ncea Duke's Secondary School Academy Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9FZ
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Proposal
Certificate of Lawful Development for the proposed development of two single storey, double classroom buildings and associated facilities within the grounds of the existing school, with new path and gate, providing access from the existing car park.
As published by the council, reference 26/01265/CLPROP
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01265/CLPROP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Proposed Devel
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Seaton With Spital
- Parish
- Ashington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE63 9FZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02812/FUL Granted
Ncea Duke's Secondary School Academy Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9FZ
Construction of new pathway from the existing road to the classroom buildings, new hardstanding play area and replacement of existing fence with new 2.4m high security fence to the perimeter of the application boundary
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Northumberland National Park
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 June 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 46 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Portakabin Limited Agent, registered in York
Active · incorporated 1961 · York
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Ncea Duke's Secondary School Academy Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9FZ
Construction of new pathway from the existing road to the classroom buildings, new hardstanding play area and replacement of existing fence with new 2.4m high security fence to the perimeter of the application boundary
Granted Full applications 14 docsSmall domestic -
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Ncea Duke's Secondary School Academy Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9FZ
Construction of new pathway from the existing road to the classroom buildings, new hardstanding play area and replacement of existing fence with new 2.4m high security fence to the perimeter of the application boundary
Granted Full applications 10 docsSmall domestic -
Caretaker's Bungalow Ncea Duke's Secondary School Academy Road Ashington Northumberland NE63 9FZ
Change of use of existing vacant caretaker's bungalow from Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouse) to Use Class F1 (Educational Use) to provide alternative provision facility associated with existing secondary school including new windows, replacement of one window with door and access ramps
Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 11 docsDomestic -
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