Planning appeal decision
Land to North-West of Blue House Farm Cottages, Blue House Farm Road, Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, NE22 6BB
Planning appeal 3312278 at Land to North-West of Blue House Farm Cottages, Blue House Farm Road, Netherton Colliery, Northumberland, NE22 6BB (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 28 June 2023 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy.
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
- Postcode
- NE22 6BB
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP1Policy HOU8Policy ENV2Policy STP3Policy WAT4Policy TRA1Policy TRA2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80Paragraph 57Paragraph 182Paragraph 56
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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