Planning appeal decision
Heighley Wood, Morpeth, NE61 3JW
Planning appeal 3297178 at Heighley Wood, Morpeth, NE61 3JW (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 6 July 2022 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
a two storey extension protruding from western side to provide 2no. additional bedrooms, dining area and gym
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Brooker M
- Postcode
- NE61 3JW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt
- Would the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would result in a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original building, constituting inappropriate development in the Green Belt, and the harm was not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- STP 8
- 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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