Planning application
National Grid Blyth Sub Station Cambois Northumberland
Works: Extension
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of prior approval for the design and external appearance of a Portable Relay Room under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2025 - Blyth Substation Extension Phase 1.
As published by the council, reference 26/02700/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02700/PA
- Category
- Prior approval
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/02633/REG Granted
National Grid Blyth Sub Station Cambois Northumberland
Application for approval under Regulation 77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 - Blyth Substation Extension Phase 1
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2026
Received by Northumberland
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Permitted
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- BLYTH SUBSTATION EXTENSION PRIOR APPROVAL COVER LETTER
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 6
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 5
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 4
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 3[1]
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 3
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1
- BLYTH PERIMETER LAYOUT SHEET 1
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Northumberland granted permission on 10 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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