®Planning appeal decision
Land at South View, Chopwell, Gateshead, NE17 7JY
Planning appeal 3265746 at Land at South View, Chopwell, Gateshead, NE17 7JY (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 9 July 2021 by Inspector Chukwujekwu I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy.
erection of a single storey dwelling with integral garage and attached granny annexe
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chukwujekwu I
- Postcode
- NE17 7JY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- If it is inappropriate development, would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of a single dwelling, and very special circumstances did not exist.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the material harm to openness were not outweighed by the limited economic and social benefits and modest contribution to housing stock; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply because the adverse impacts clearly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 133Paragraph 144Paragraph 145Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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