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Notice varied and upheld18 April 20243324826

Middle Hedgefield Farm, Stella Road, Ryton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead Borough, NE21 4NN

Planning appeal 3324826 at Middle Hedgefield Farm, Stella Road, Ryton, Blaydon-on-Tyne, Gateshead Borough, NE21 4NN (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 April 2024 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 NPPF and any relevant development plan policies.

Proposed retention of existing timber café building following, (1) the removal of canopy / covered area to west side, (2) the removal of Appeal

Authority
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Gray E
Postcode
NE21 4NN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the NPPF and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on highway safety in the area
  • 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 development has not been satisfactorily demonstrated to be acceptable in terms of its effects on highway safety, with substandard access arrangements and insufficient evidence to show the development would not materially increase harm to the transport network.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS19Policy CS13Policy MSGP15Policy CS5Policy CS8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 111Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 154

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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