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About our committee

The Development Management Committee is responsible for all of the Northumberland National Park Authority’s functions relating to planning and development control. It makes decisions on planning applications, including those which relate to listed buildings or buildings in conservation areas, and can authorise enforcement action where development has taken place without planning permission.

Please note that meetings and start times will be confirmed nearer the time.  Meetings will normally take place at National Park offices unless otherwise indicated.

2023 Meeting Dates:

  • Wednesday 8 November 2023
  • Wednesday 13 December 2023

2024 Meeting Dates:

  • Wednesday 17 January 2024
  • Wednesday 14 February 2024
  • Wednesday 13 March 2024

Development Management Committee Meetings 2023

Agendas, Minutes and Reports

18 January 2023

Development Management Committee Agenda 18 January 2023 – PDF File

Development Management Committee Minutes 18 January 2023 – PDF File

DMC2023-04 1Harden Quarry 22NP0066 Report – PDF File

DMC2023-04 2Harden Quarry 22NP0066 Appendix Representations A – PDF File

DMC2023-04 3Harden Quarry 22NP0066 Appendix Representations B – PDF File

DMC2023-05 1Otterburn MoD Camp 22NP0055 Report – PDF File

DMC2023-05 2Otterburn MoD Camp 22NP0055 Appendix – PDF File

28 June 2023

Development Management Committee Agenda 28 June 2023 – PDF File

Development Management Committee Minutes 28 June 2023 – PDF File

Walltown Committee Report – PDF File

Addendum to Walltown Committee Report – PDF File

Walltown Appendix A Consultee responses – PDF File

Walltown Appendix B Objections – PDF File

Walltown Appendix C Support – PDF File

 

13 September 2023

Development Management Committee Agenda 13 September 2023 – PDF File

Development Management Committee Minutes 13 September 2023 – PDF File

2023 DMC2023_18 Elsdon Committee Report – PDF File

DMC2023_18 Elsdon 23NP015 Appendix A Consultee Responses – PDF File

DMC2023_18 Elsdon 23NP0015 Appendix B Neighbour Responses – PDF File

8 November 2023

Agenda DMC 8 November 2023 – PDF File

DMC2023-024 Longback Committee Report – PDF File

DMC 2023_24 – Appendix Representations All – PDF File

13 December 2023

Development Manageent Committee Agenda – 13 December 2023 – PDF File

DMC 23NP0050 Committee Report – PDF File

DMC 23NP0050 Appendix 1 Consultee Responses – PDF File

DMC 23NP0050 Appendix 2 Representations from public – PDF File

Development Management Committee members

At the Authority’s Annual Meeting on 21 June 2023 the following nine members were elected to the Development Management Committee: Cllr Sue Bolam, Ms Marie Fallon, Cllr Val Gibson, Cllr Len Glen-Davison, Cllr Mark Mather, Cllr Julian Morrison-Bell, Mr Chris Mullin, Cllr John Riddle and Cllr Alan Sharp.

Julian Morrison-Bell was re-elected DMC Chair and Cllr John Riddle re-elected DMC Deputy Chair.

Development Management Committee meetings are open to members of the public. The agenda and reports will be made available during the week prior to the meeting. Papers from previous meetings are also available.

Would you like to attend?

Members of the public are welcome to attend all meetings of the Development Management Committee. Items under Part 1 of an agenda are taken in public. Where there are items under Part 2 of the agenda which contain exempt information under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 the press and public will be excluded from that part of the meeting.

Schedule 12A Local Government Act 1972: Access to Information – Exempt Information

Public Speaking: Opportunities for members of the public to address the Development Management Committee with regard to planning applications which are being considered are available at all Development Management Committee meetings.  For further details, please consult the Public Speaking Scheme Guidance document(from 1 January 2015).  Please note that from 1 January 2015 the earlier time to register to speak is now no later than 12 noon, two working days before the date of the meeting.

Member site visits

A site visit by the Development Management Committee may be held in connection with applications where the impact is difficult to visualise or assess from plans. The protocol for DMC site visits is set out in the Development Management Committee Site Inspection Procedure (from 1 January 2015).