®Planning appeal decision
Horsley Banks Farm, Horsley, NE15 0NS
Planning appeal 3270685 at Horsley Banks Farm, Horsley, NE15 0NS (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 10 August 2021 by Inspector Cragg D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it.
construction of stable block, change of use of paddock to equestrian menage and construction of agricultural building under permitted development without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 17/00229/FUL, dated 12 June 2017
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cragg D
- Postcode
- NE15 0NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including its effects on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land in it
- whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Horsley Conservation Area
- if the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would not preserve openness, and would cause less than substantial but significant harm to the conservation area, with no material considerations clearly outweighing these harms.
The limited economic benefits and fallback position did not clearly outweigh the substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the less than substantial harm to the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy NE7 of the Tynedale District Local PlanPolicy BE1 of the Tynedale LDF Core StrategyPolicy NE1 of the Tynedale LDF Core StrategyPolicy GD2 of the Tynedale District Local PlanPolicy H32 of the Tynedale District Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 202
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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