Beadnell Towers Hotel, The Wynding, Beadnell, CHATHILL, NE67 5AY

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Jones H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Beadnell Conservation Area
Whether the development would preserve the setting of the Grade II listed Beadnell Towers Hotel
Whether the development would conserve or enhance the natural beauty of the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the conservation area, listed building setting, and AONB caused by the incongruous appearance of the shipping container servery was not outweighed by any substantive public benefits, contrary to paragraph 202 of the NPPF and local plan heritage policies.

Framework references: 176, 177, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy ENV5, Policy ENV7, Policy ENV9, Policy 12

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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