2 Sandridge, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, NE64 6DX

Planning appeal 3273255 at 2 Sandridge, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, NE64 6DX (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 28 September 2021 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with due regard to the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Conservation Area.

demolition of existing garage to be replaced with two- storey dwelling house

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cross D
Postcode: NE64 6DX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area with due regard to the Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Conservation Area

What decided it

The scarcity of single-storey buildings in the Conservation Area and their importance to its character meant that replacing the modest single-storey garage with a larger dwelling would fail to preserve or enhance the Conservation Area, and the limited public benefits could not outweigh this harm.

The limited public benefits arising from a single dwelling and structural defects justifying demolition did not outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset and the loss of the non-designated heritage asset.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: GP18 of the Wansbeck District Local Plan 2007
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57

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