Planning application
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
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Proposal
Reserved matters application for appearance, landscaping, layout and scale on approved application 24/04112/OUTES for two data centre buildings including ancillary office space (Use Class B8), and associated landscaping and infrastructure on Phase 2 of the data centre campus
As published by the council, reference 26/03028/REM
Application record
- Reference
- 26/03028/REM
- Type
- Approval of Reserved Matters
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Sleekburn
- Parish
- East Bedlington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Northumberland register
This site has had 10 applications since 2026: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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26/03723/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of condition 34 (Surface Water) and 40 (Foul Water) on approved application 26/01617/VARYCO.
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26/02931/DISCON Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 18 (details of vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist connection) and 19 (bus stop improvements) on approved application 26/01617/VARYCO
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26/02904/DISCON Awaiting decision
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of conditions 14 (construction method statement), 48 (dust) and 53 (CEMP) on approved application 24/04112/OUTES
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26/02813/DISCON Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of Condition 39 (Disposal of Surface Water Details) on approved application 24/04112/OUTES
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26/02817/FUL Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Application for 20kV temporary substations for construction and early operation of proposed Cambois Data Centre Campus (Application Reference: 24/04112/OUTES)
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26/02018/NONMAT Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Non-material amendment (amend condition 1 to update approved plans) on approved application 25/01725/REM
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26/01924/DISCON Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Discharge of Conditions 14 (Construction Method Statement), 34 (Disposal of Surface Water), 47 (Assessment of Vibration), 48 (Dust Management Plan), 52 (Non-native Invasive Species Method Statment) and 53 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) on approved application 24/04112/OUTES
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26/01894/REM Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Reserved matters application for landscaping and layout on approved application 24/04112/OUTES for phase C enabling works including site preparation, earthworks, removal of PFA mounds and other works required prior to construction and operation of data centre campus
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26/01760/REM Granted
Land At Former Power Station Site On Northern Side Of Cambois Cambois Northumberland
Reserved matters application for (Landscaping and Layout) on approved planning application 24/04112/OUTES for Phase B enabling works including site preparation, earthworks, piling, other works required prior to the construction and operation of the data centre campus
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Northumberland
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/04112/OUTES (Permitted)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
85 documents on file for this application
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 1
- DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PART 2
- EXISTING SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- PROPOSED ENLARGED PARKING DETAILS
- PROPOSED FENCING AND GATES PLAN
- PROPOSED FREEDOM PARK AND BIN STORE
- PROPOSED SITE WIDE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED TYPICAL GROUND FLOOR PLAN - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED TYPICAL FIRST FLOOR PLAN - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED TYPICAL SECOND FLOOR PLAN - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED TYPICAL ROOF PLAN - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED TYPICAL ROOF PLANT PLAN - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED TYPICAL ELEVATIONS - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED TYPICAL SECTIONS - DATA CENTRE 03 AND 04
- PROPOSED SERVICES SURFACE WATER
- PROPOSED SERVICES FOUL WATER
- DRAINAGE DETAILS SHEET 1
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPE OVERALL GENERAL ARRANGEMENT
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SHEET 1
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPE GENERAL ARRANGEMENT SHEET 2
- PROPOSED LANDSCAPE MASTERPLAN
- LANDSCAPE STRATEGY
- PROPOSED EXTERNAL LIGHTING LAYOUT
- EXTERNAL LUMINAIRE SCHEDULE
- GLINT AND GLARE ASSESSMENT
- EXTERNAL PLANT SPECIFICATION NOTE
- GENERATOR SPECIFICATION NOTE
- DAYLIGHT, SUNLIGHT AND OVERSHADOWING ASSESSMENT
- AIA - FIGURE 1 - TCP
- AIA - FIGURE 2 - TIPP
- ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
- TRANSPORT STATEMENT
- HABITATS MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING PLAN
- HMMP - APPENDIX B (I OF II) - UK HABITAT CLAS
- HMMP - APPENDIX A - CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
- HMMP - APPENDIX B (II OF II) - NEWLY CREATED
- CONDITION ASSESSMENTS
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- DRAINAGE STRATEGY
- COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT UPDATED (INCLUDING SCI)
- HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - UK HABITAT CLASSIFICATION SURVEY
- LVIA SOC - APPENDIX A - PHOTOMONTAGES VP16
- LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT STATEMENT OF CONFORMITY
- LVIA SOC - APPENDIX A - METHODOLOGY
- LVIA SOC - APPENDIX A - PHOTOMONTAGES VP1
- LVIA SOC - APPENDIX A - PHOTOMONTAGES VP13
- LVIA SOC - APPENDIX A - PHOTOMONTAGES VP2
- LVIA SOC - APPENDIX A - PHOTOMONTAGES VP8
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- COVER LETTER
- HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - POND LOCATION PLAN WITH 500M BUFFER
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - HSI & EDNA RESULTS
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - NON-BREEDING BIRD SURVEYS VISITS 1-2
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - BREEDING BIRD VISITS 1-6
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - BREEDING BIRD TERRITORY MAPS
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - BUTTERFLY TRANSECT & SURVEY RESULTS
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - DESIGNATED SITES OF ORNITHOLOGICAL I
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - BAT ACTIVITY TRANSECT VISITS 1-3
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - BAT ACTIVITY TRANSECT & STATIC LOCAT
- ECIA - APPENDIX B - BAT ROOST ASSESSMENT OF TREES AND ST
- BNGA - APPENDIX E - SITE PHASING PLAN
- ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Northumberland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Northumberland's median decision took 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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