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Dismissed3 August 20233318725

Hill Top Cottage, A697 Between Morpeth And Longhorsley, Morpeth, NE61 3DJ

Planning appeal 3318725 at Hill Top Cottage, A697 Between Morpeth And Longhorsley, Morpeth, NE61 3DJ (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

one residential dwelling

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
NE61 3DJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether the site location is otherwise suitable for residential development, having regard to development plan policy governing proposals within the open countryside
  • Whether the proposed development would promote the use of sustainable travel
  • The effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • The effect of the proposed development on protected species and their habitat
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, combined with highway safety concerns and unresolved protected species issues, is not outweighed by the other considerations put forward, and very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STP 7Policy STP 8Policy STP 1Policy HOU 5Policy HOU 7Policy HOU 8Policy TRA 1Policy TRA 2Policy ENV 2Set 1 of the Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149

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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