®Planning appeal decision
Land at Cold Law , Stiddlehill Common, near Ridsdale, Ray Estate, Northumberland, NE48 2TB
a publicly accessible landmark, commissioned to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II and the commonwealth
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ware P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the rural area.
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the landmark would cause no harm, let alone unacceptable harm, to the character and appearance of the rural area, combined with its accordance with tourism and other supporting policies.
The absence of harm to the rural area's character and appearance, together with significant weight for tourism benefits, moderate weight for social/artistic benefit, and limited weight for design quality and biodiversity net gain, tipped the balance in favour of allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 174
Plan policies cited: CS policy NE1, LP policy GD2, DLP policy QOP 1, DLP policy ENV3, DLP policy ENV4, CS policy BE1, LP policy TM4, DLP policy ECN15, CS policy EDT1, LP policy BE28, DLP policy ENV7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.