®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed27 June 20233312462
Land opposite Hazeldene B6295, Sinderhope, NE47 9SF
Erection of single self-build dwelling house on land opposite Hazeldene, Sinderhope
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Williams K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be in a suitable location for housing with regard to the spatial strategy of the development plan
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- the effect of the proposal upon highway safety
- the effect on protected species and biodiversity
- whether the proposal includes adequate provision for foul drainage
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy by locating a new dwelling in open countryside without meeting any of the policy exceptions, and this fundamental conflict is reinforced by unacceptable harm to AONB character and highway safety.
Framework references: 80, 110, 15, 12, 30
Plan policies cited: STP1, HOU7, HOU8, HOU2, ANDP1, ANDP2, ENV1, ENV3, ENV6, TRA2, TRA1, ENV2, WAT2
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