®Planning appeal decision
Shaw House Farm, C251 Shaws House to Newton Hall, Newton, STOCKSFIELD, Northumberland, NE43 7UE
a change of use of land within former farmstead to provide resident and visitor car parking facilities in association with previously approved conversion of agricultural buildings to form 7no. dwellings (planning permission refs: 18/03543/FUL and 22/01590/VARYCO)
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the development plan and the Framework
- Whether the proposal would accord with the Council's spatial strategy
- The proposal's effect on the living conditions of 4 Shaw House Cottage from the proposed parking, with regards to privacy and light pollution
- The proposal's effect on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the setting of the listed farm buildings
- If the proposal is inappropriate development whether the 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 development
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of the occupants of No. 4 Shaw House Cottage from light pollution and privacy impacts caused by the proposed parking arrangement next to that property outweighed the proposal's compliance with Green Belt policy and heritage considerations.
Framework references: 150
Plan policies cited: Policy STP 8, Policy STP 1, Policy QOP 1, Policy QOP 2, Policy ENV 7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.