Contacts & technical advice

The page provides contact details and guidance notes for the building control service.

Find the relevant building control offices and surveyors for your area.

  • Phone: 01670 623838 
  • Email: buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk 
  • Alnwick address: Building Control, Alnwick Community Fire Station, Blackthorn Close, Lionheart Enterprise Park, Alnwick Northumberland. NE66 2ER. Please post applications to: Building Control, Hexham Fire Station, Maidens Walk, Hexham Northumberland NE46 1DR 

Or you can ring 01670 623727 for general queries. 

  • Phone: 01670 623729 
  • Email: buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk 
  • Alnwick address: Building Control, Alnwick Fire Station, Blackthorn Close, Lionheart Enterprise Park, Alnwick NE66 2ER. Please post applications to: Building Control, Hexham Fire Station, Maidens Walk, Hexham Northumberland NE46 1DR

Or you can ring 01670 623727 for general queries. 

Or you can ring 01670 623727 for general queries. 

John Rutter: Alnwick, Acklington, Amble, Denwick Detached, Felton, Guyzance, Hauxley, Newton/Moor, Shilbottle, Swarland, Thirston, Warkworth
 
Alan Rowley: Ponteland East & Stannington, Ponteland South with Heddon parish of Ponteland, Ponteland North, Ponteland West, Darras Hall
 
Kwabena Antwi-Boasiako: Bywell, Prudhoe North, Prudhoe South, Stocksfield and Broomhaugh, Corbridge (parish of Corbridge), South Tynedale parishes of Shotley LQ, Heddon on the Wall, Hedley and Healey, Ovingham
 
Gary Douglas: Newsham, Kitty Brewster, Croft, Cowpen, Plessey, Isabella, Wensleydale, Bedlington Central, East and West and Sleekburn. 
 
Ross Hindmarsh: South Blyth, Cramlington Village, Hartley, Cramlington West, Cramlington South East, Cramlington Eastfield, Cramlington North, Cramlington East, Holywell, Seghill with Seaton Delaval. 
 
Niels van den Brandt: Hexham West, Hexham East, Hexham Central with Acomb, Haydon and Hadrian, Humshaugh, Haltwhistle, South Tynedale (parishes of Slaley, Hexhamshire, Blanchland, Allendale and West Allen), Corbridge parish of Sandhoe.
 
Hugh Watson:  Rothbury, Bellingham, Shilbottle parish of Brinkburn & Longframlington, Longhorsley, Morpeth & Stobhill 
 
Darren Shell: Norham and Islandshires - parish of Chatton, Chillingham & Bewick, Wooler (except parishes of Carham, Branxton, Kilham and Milfield), Bamburgh (apart from parish of Middleton), Seahouses, Longhoughton, Lesbury, Alnmouth
 
Gordon Dickson: Wooler (Parishes of Carham, Branxton, Kilham, Milfiled), Berwick North, Berwick West and Ord, Berwick East, Norham and Islandshires (except parish of Chatton), Bamburgh parish of Middleton.

Ryan Thompson: Amble parishes of East Chevington, Togston, Druridge Bay, Pegswood, Lynemouth, Hirst, Seaton & Newbiggin West, Newbiggin Central and East, Bothal, Haydon, College, Stakeford, Choppington, Ashington Central and Longhorsley (parish of Hepscott) 

 
For further assistance please contact our Technical Support Officers by emailing buildingcontrol@northumberland.gov.uk or by ringing 01670 623727 for general guidance or if you know the area relating to your query: 

  • Lindsay Panchyshyn (phone: 01670 623820) Hexham, Ponteland and the west  
  • Michelle Carr (phone: 01670 623838) Alnwick and Berwick 
  • Anna Asbury (phone: 01670 623729) Morpeth, Ashington, Blyth, Bedlington, Cramlington and the South East