Planning appeal decision
Land To The Rear Of 19 Sycamore Grove, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6QA
Planning appeal 3302788 at Land To The Rear Of 19 Sycamore Grove, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 6QA (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 15 September 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal proposal falls within the definitional scope of permitted development as set out in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
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- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- NE42 6QA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal proposal falls within the definitional scope of permitted development as set out in Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
- whether or not the appeal proposal requires prior approval in terms of its siting, design and external appearance, and if so, whether such prior approval should be granted
What decided it
The potential for unacceptable consequences on the integrity of the Horseclose Wood Ancient Semi Natural Woodland arising from insufficient information about groundworks and impacts on soils and root zones, which could not be adequately addressed through the prior approval procedure.
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