West Grange Bungalow, Track From Scots Gap Village To West Grange Bungalow, Scots Gap, Northumberland, NE61 4EQ

Planning appeal 3330641 at West Grange Bungalow, Track From Scots Gap Village To West Grange Bungalow, Scots Gap, Northumberland, NE61 4EQ (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 12 January 2024 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would accord with development plan policies relating to the location of development, including the provision of self-build and custom-build dwellings.

an outline application - all matters reserved for a new dwelling in garden of existing dwelling (self-build)

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: McGlone A
Postcode: NE61 4EQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would accord with development plan policies relating to the location of development, including the provision of self-build and custom-build dwellings

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan spatial strategy because it is not an affordable dwelling with local connection as required by Policy HOU 7, and the site is not well-located to local facilities and services, making it unsustainable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy STP 1Policy STP 3Policy HOU 7Policy HOU 8Policy TRA 1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 63

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