®Planning appeal decision
Ochre Wood, Dilston, Northumberland, NE45 5RL
Timber structured shed, set on 6 blocks, so there is no permanent footprint. This building is for the storage of tools and equipment required to maintain the woods, and also to maintain the culverts, of which there are two, that help to drain the surrounding woodland, and prevent flooding
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jones H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether or not the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development having regard to local and national policies for development in the open countryside
- The effects of the development upon highway safety having particular regard to the access arrangements and parking
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy for open countryside development under Policy STP1, as the forestry shed is not linked to a business operation and its necessity has not been demonstrated, and there are no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
Framework references: 149, 110, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy STP7, Policy STP8, Policy STP1, Policy TRA2, Policy TRA4
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