®Planning appeal decision
Land West of The Cedars, North Road, Longframlington, Northumberland
erection of four dwellinghouses (C3 use)
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The unacceptable adverse effect on the character and appearance of the area caused by the urbanising incursion into open countryside, which conflicts with Policies S13 and S16 of the Alnwick Core Strategy and outweighs the modest housing benefits.
The modest weight afforded to the provision of 4 homes and limited social and economic benefits was outweighed by the significant weight given to the harm to local character and appearance and conflict with development plan policies S13 and S16.
Framework references: 11, 79, 80, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy S13 of the Alnwick Core Strategy (2007), Policy S14 of the Alnwick Core Strategy (2007), Policy S16 of the Alnwick Core Strategy (2007)
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.