Planning appeal decision
Warkworth Landscaping Services, Land North Of Old Helsay, Track From U3043 Road To Warkworth, Warkworth, NE65 0SN
Planning appeal 3292242 at Warkworth Landscaping Services, Land North Of Old Helsay, Track From U3043 Road To Warkworth, Warkworth, NE65 0SN (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2022 by Inspector Cragg D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to national and local planning policies in respect of the distribution of development.
change of use from landscape contractors yard to residential, removal of existing buildings and erection of one no. dwellinghouse (C3 use)
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cragg D
- Postcode
- NE65 0SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to national and local planning policies in respect of the distribution of development
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to landscape character
- the effect of the development on the integrity of coastal Sites of Special Scientific Interest and European protected sites (designated sites)
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating residential development outside the settlement boundary where it does not meet the criteria for countryside housing, and this conflict is not outweighed by any material considerations including the Framework or the existing business use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP1Policy STP2Policy STP3Policy HOU2Policy HOU7Policy HOU8Policy QOP1Policy ENV1Policy ENV2Policy ENV3Policy ENV5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 174
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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