Longbank Farm, 1 Longhoughton Road B1339, Longhoughton, NE66 3AP

the demolition of modern agricultural sheds and development of six new residential dwellings, including gardens, car parking, and all ancillary works

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Underwood G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the development would be in an appropriate location for new housing, having regard to local and national policy and with reference to accessibility
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including that of the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The development's location in open countryside remote from the settlement, combined with the harmful intrusive effects of residential encroachment on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the AONB, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing provision and infrastructure improvements.

Plan policies cited: Core Strategy Policy S1, Core Strategy Policy S3, Core Strategy Policy S14, Core Strategy Policy S11, Core Strategy Policy S13, Core Strategy Policy S16

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