Planning application
Land South Of Blyth Powerstation Bedlington Northumberland NE22 7BG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Development of electricity transmission infrastructure comprising a portable relay room, erection of 2.4m high palisade with 4m high electric backing, cable sealing end and other ancillary development.
As published by the council, reference 26/02791/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02791/FUL
- Category
- Full applications
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE22 7BG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Permitted
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Permitted
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- 2 DOCS FOR ECOLOGY
- 2 DOCS FOR ECOLOGY
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- BNG METRIC
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 1
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 2
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 3
- PLANNING ELEVATIONS - SHEET 4
- SOUTH ELEVATIONS SHEET 1
- SOUTH ELEVATIONS SHEET 2
- BLYTH PERIMETER LAYOUT SHEET 1
- BLYTH PERIMETER LAYOUT SHEET 2
- BLYTH SUBSTATION EXISTING SITE LAYOUT MAP
- EXISTING SITE LAYOUT
- ARBORICULTURAL TECHNICAL NOTE
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN REPORT
- COVER LETTER
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STATEMENT
- GEOENVIRONMENTAL REPORT
- HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Northumberland granted permission on 1 October 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.
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