Land to north-west of Blue House Farm Cottages, Blue House Farm Road, Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, NE22 6BB

the construction of two detached dwellings and associated works

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy
The effect of the development proposed upon the Northumbria Coast Special Protection Area (SPA) and the Northumberland Shore Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

What decided it

The identification of Netherton Colliery as an 'other settlement' within the spatial strategy of Policy STP1, combined with the effective mitigation of SPA and SSSI impacts through the secured financial contribution, allowed the appeal to proceed.

Framework references: 80, 57, 182, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy STP1, Policy HOU8, Policy ENV2, Policy STP3, Policy WAT4, Policy TRA1, Policy TRA2

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