Planning application
Land At The Former Power Station Site On The Northern Side Of Cambois, Northumberland Cambois, Near Blyth NE22 7BL
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for 60kV temporary substation and associated development for the construction and early operation of the proposed Cambois Data Centre Campus (Application Reference: 24/04112/OUTES)
As published by the council, reference 26/02919/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02919/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- NE22 7BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Quod Ltd Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
53 documents on file for this application
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CEMP
- CMS
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- CONSULTEE COMMENT SUBMITTED ONLINE
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (2 OF 7)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (3 OF 7)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (4 OF 7)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (5 OF 7)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (6 OF 7)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (7 OF 7)
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT - REV 1 (APPENDICES B + C)
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- NPG3 SITE LOCATION PLAN
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED NGP3 DRAINAGE LAYOUT
- PROPOSED NPG3 FENCE LAYOUT AND ELEVATION
- PROPOSED NPG3 GENERAL ELEVATIONS AND SITE SECTION
- PROPOSED NPG3 GROUND AND ROOF PLANS
- DRAINAGE CALCULATION REPORT
- EXTERNAL LIGHTING LAYOUT
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 1 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 2 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 3 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 4 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 5 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 6 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 7 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 8 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 9 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 10 OF 11
- TIER 1 PRA-APPENDIX A-ENVIROCHECK-PART 11 OF 11
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL NOTE-REV 01
- PROPOSED GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- PROPOSED GA AND SITE SECTION
- HIGHWAYS TECHNICAL NOTE
- TIER 1 PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT
- ECOLOGY TECHNICAL NOTE-REV 01
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT-REV 01
- HABITATS REGULATION ASSESSMENT TECHNICAL NOTE-REV 01
- NOISE ASSESSMENT REPORT-REV 01
- NPG3 - STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- COVERING LETTER
- PLANNING, DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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