®Planning appeal decision
Land at Dukewilley, Allendale Road, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 2NJ
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Caines A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for residential development with regards to local and national policy
- The effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 1 and 2 Dukewilley Orchard, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- Whether the development would provide its occupiers with suitable garden space
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether 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 is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would result in loss of openness and harm to the purposes of the Green Belt, and this harm is not clearly outweighed by other considerations, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
The limited benefits of meeting local housing need and providing social and economic benefits do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt and conflict with the overall development strategy for housing.
Framework references: 137, 148, 149, 78
Plan policies cited: Policy NE7, Policy NE8, Policy HNP1, Policy HNP8, Policy HNP9, Policy HNP2, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy GD1, Policy GD2, Policy H32, Policy LR11, Policy LR15
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.