Planning appeal decision
South West Side of Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5NX
Planning appeal 3318978 at South West Side of Moor Road, Prudhoe, Northumberland, NE42 5NX (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 24 November 2023 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and any relevant development plan policies.
Without planning permission, the erection of a stable block
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Gray E
- Postcode
- NE42 5NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The stable block qualifies as an appropriate facility for outdoor sport and recreation that preserves Green Belt openness and does not conflict with Green Belt purposes, therefore it is not inappropriate development and accords with national and development plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP7Policy STP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 134
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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