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Dismissed28 July 20223297141

Middle Hedgefield Farm, Stella Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4NN

Planning appeal 3297141 at Middle Hedgefield Farm, Stella Road, Ryton, Tyne and Wear, NE21 4NN (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 July 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.

erection of timber building to provide café with associated raised deck and creation of additional parking (retrospective)

Authority
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Baxter C
Postcode
NE21 4NN

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 with regards to access
  • 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 is inappropriate development in the Green Belt with greater impact on openness than the existing use, and causes unacceptable harm to 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 149Paragraph 138Paragraph 111

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