Planning appeal decision
The Red House, Fairmoor, Morpeth, NE61 3JL
Planning appeal 3289655 at The Red House, Fairmoor, Morpeth, NE61 3JL (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 8 February 2022 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and open countryside.
erection of garage
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- NE61 3JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt and open countryside
What decided it
The garage could reasonably be treated as an extension to the dwelling rather than inappropriate new building development in the Green Belt, as it is ancillary, proportionate in scale and massing, and positioned close to the existing house.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy C16Policy C17Policy Set1 Part FPolicy H22Policy C1Policy DES1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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