Planning Committee Agenda 14 July 2026

Planning Committee

Tuesday 14 July 2026

At 9.30am

at West Sleekburn Village Hall  NE62 5XE

Agenda

  1. Apologies for absence – Members are reminded of the importance to submit apologies for non-attendance and of the need for the meeting to consider acceptance of these apologies.
  2. Members will identify any declarations of disclosable pecuniary and other registerable personal interest(s).  Members are asked to read the note at the foot of this agenda on declarations of interest.
  3. Public Questions
  4. Appointment of Chairman for 2026/27

5.Appointment of Vice Chairman for 2026/27

6. Terms of Reference for the planning committee

7. Minutes of the previous meeting .

8. Matters arising. 

9. To consider and make comment on significant planning applications.  Members will be asked to give direction to the Parish Clerk on the response to Northumberland County Council on outline planning application 26/02160/OUTES Land North West Of High Brocklands Brock Lane West Sleekburn Northumberland

Outline planning permission, with all matters reserved except access, for a Data Centre facility (Use Class B8) totalling up to 356,500sqm gross internal area with ancillary power generation (up to 49.9MW), including Data Centre buildings, ancillary offices, substations, power plant, emergency generators, and associated site infrastructure, landscape, engineering and drainage works. See for details

http://publicaccess.northumberland.gov.uk/online-applications

Agenda Part 2

Members will be asked to consider if there are matters that in consideration of Standing Order 3 and because of their special and confidential nature, require the exclusion of press and public.

  1. Consideration of any requests for grants
  2. Consideration of any matters referred from part 1 of the agenda.

Notes to be read in connection with Agenda Items 2 and 3

Note for the Public – Any resident of the Parish may raise topics for discussion during the public question session.  The length of the public session, normally fifteen minutes, is at the discretion of the Chairman.  Any resident may speak once on a subject, and they are requested to avoid duplication as far as possible.  Councillors are not allowed to participate, other than by asking direct questions for clarification.  Public attendance is limited to the space available in the Lounge.  For members of the public unable to attend, questions can be emailed or telephoned to the Parish Clerk on info@choppingtonparishcouncil.gov.uk

or 01670 858664 by 4pm on the day before the meeting and read out during the public session.

Note re Declarations of interest – Members are required to disclose personal and prejudicial interests relating to any matters to be considered at the meeting.  The disclosure must include the nature of the interest.   An interest must also be disclosed in the meeting if it only becomes apparent to the member during the meeting.

If a member who has declared a personal interest then considers the interest to be prejudicial he/she shall declare that, and, after making any representations, answering questions or giving evidence relating to the business, the member shall withdraw from the room for the remainder of the item to which the interest relates.

Angela Brindley

 Parish Clerk

   1 July 2026