Planning appeal decision
High Baulk Farm, C224 Military Road Junction To District Boundary, Great Whittington, NE19 2HB
Planning appeal 3275635 at High Baulk Farm, C224 Military Road Junction To District Boundary, Great Whittington, NE19 2HB (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 15 February 2022 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development of the hay barn for residential use would comply with the relevant local and national policies.
conversion of agricultural buildings into 4no. residential units
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- NE19 2HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development of the hay barn for residential use would comply with the relevant local and national policies
- the effect of the development on the historic or architectural character or appearance of the listed building
What decided it
The proposed development would demolish the hay barn and replace it with a disproportionate new extension that would harm the character and appearance of the listed building, with insufficient public benefits to justify this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE1Policy H6Policy HOU 8Policy WNP 3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 193Paragraph 195Paragraph 196
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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