Planning application
Land North West Of High Brocklands Brock Lane West Sleekburn Northumberland
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning permission, with all matters reserved except access, for a Data Centre facility (Use Class B8) totalling up to 356,500sqm gross internal area with ancillary power generation (up to 49.9MW), including Data Centre buildings, ancillary offices, substations, power plant, emergency generators, and associated site infrastructure, landscape, engineering and drainage works.
As published by the council, reference 26/02160/OUTES
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02160/OUTES
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 17 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jun 2026
Received by Northumberland
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9 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Northumberland took a median of 45 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury
Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
150 documents on file for this application
- COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
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- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- 85 RINGWAY
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
- COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- COMMENT (NEUTRAL) SUBMITTED ONLINE
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- NATIONAL HIGHWAYS
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- NATURAL ENGLAND
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- THE COAL AUTHORITY RESPONSE
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- NATIONAL GAS TRANSMISSION
- HSE
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- ACTIVE TRAVEL
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- ACTIVE TRAVEL ENGLAND
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- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER A - INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER B - SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER C - SITE AND SCHEME DESCRIPTION
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER D - LANDSCAPE & VISUAL
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER E - AIR QUALITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER F - NOISE AND VIBRATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER G - CLIMATE CHANGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER H - ECOLOGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER I - TRANSPORT AND ACCESS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER J - WATER RESOURCES AND FLOOD RISK
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER K - SOCIO-ECONOMICS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER L - BELOW GROUND HERITAGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER M - MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER N - CUMULATIVE EFFECTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: CHAPTER O - MITIGATION AND MONITORING
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX B - SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX C - SITE AND SCHEME DESCRIPTION
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX E - AIR QUALITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX F - NOISE AND VIBRATION
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX G - CLIMATE CHANGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX H - ECOLOGY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX L - BELOW GROUND HERITAGE
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX M - MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND DISASTERS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX N - CUMULATIVE EFFECTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX A - INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX I - TRANSPORT AND ACCESS
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX J - WATER RESOURCES AND FLOOD RISK
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 3 - NON TECHNICAL SUMMARY
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX D - LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL PART 1
- ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT: VOL 2 - APPENDIX D - LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL PART 2
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATION BOUNDARY PLAN
- EXISTING SITE CONSTRAINTS AND OPPORTUNITIES PLAN
- EXISTING SITE ASSESSMENT
- PARAMETERS PLAN LAND USE
- PARAMETERS PLAN HEIGHTS PLAN
- PARAMETERS PLAN SITE LEVELS
- PARAMETERS PLAN ACCESS
- OUTLINE APPLICATION SITE PLAN
- HIGHWAY WORKS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT NORTHERN SITE PRIMARY ACCESS
- HIGHWAY WORKS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SOUTHERN SITE PRIMARY ACCESS
- HIGHWAY WORKS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SOUTHERN SITE EMERGENCY ACCESS
- HIGHWAY WORKS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OFF SITE BUS STOP IMPROVEMENTS
- HIGHWAY WORKS GENERAL ARRANGEMENT OFF SITE FOOTWAY IMPROVEMENTS
- ARBORICULTURAL REPORTS
- BNG FEASIBILITY REPORT
- COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- DESIGN CODE
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- MINERAL RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY PART 1
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY PART 2
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY PART 3
- PHASE 1 DESK STUDY PART 4
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- SOIL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
- STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- SITE 3DS
- SITE 3DS
- COVERING LETTER
- HIGHWAY WORKS LOCATION PLAN
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