Planning appeal decision
West Byermoor Farm, Fellside Road, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 6BE
Planning appeal 3295230 at West Byermoor Farm, Fellside Road, Burnopfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 6BE (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2022 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
New Vehicular Access including Access Road to Farm”
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- NE16 6BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations and whether very special circumstances exist to justify the proposals
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and highway safety, with no very special circumstances to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS13Policy MSGP15
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150
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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