Outwood, RIDING MILL, Northumberland, NE44 6AD

construction of a new sunroom

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Chukwujekwu I

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
The effect of the development on openness of the Green Belt
If the development is inappropriate, is the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so, does this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause material harm to openness, with no other considerations advanced that would clearly outweigh this harm, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist.

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and harm to openness was not outweighed by any other considerations, and very special circumstances were not demonstrated.

Framework references: 47, 149, 147

Plan policies cited: Policy NE7, Policy GD2, Policy H20, Policy NE14

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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