Plots 1 & 2 Castle Hills, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1PB

new dwelling house + outbuilding + associated works to building plots 1 + 2

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

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The suitability of the site for the proposed development having regard to the development strategy for the area and whether there would be sole reliance on the use of a private car
The effect of the proposal on the integrity of the Northumbria Coast Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar Site and the North Northumberland Dunes Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The absence of a planning obligation to secure mitigation for impacts on the Northumbria Coast SPA, Ramsar Site and North Northumberland Dunes SAC meant the proposal could not proceed despite its sustainable location.

Framework references: 80, 78, 174

Plan policies cited: STP1, STP2, STP3, HOU 8, ENV2

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