Parkside Farm, Stoneygate, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4NN

described on the application form as ‘Demolition of existing outbuilding structures and erection of two single storey bungal ows (Use Class C3)

Authority: Sunderland City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Coyne C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant Development Plan policies
if the proposed development is inappropriate, whether the 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 proposal

What decided it

The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that causes substantial harm to openness, and the appellants have not demonstrated very special circumstances to justify it.

The substantial harm to the Green Belt caused by the proposal's inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and very special circumstances do not exist.

Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149, 150

Plan policies cited: Policy NE6

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