Planning appeal decision
Oakwood Hall, C257 Holeyn Hall Road To Hexham Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8BH
Planning appeal 3333190 at Oakwood Hall, C257 Holeyn Hall Road To Hexham Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8BH (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 16 February 2024 by Inspector Underwood G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Underwood G
- Postcode
- NE41 8BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effect the proposal would have on Green Belt openness
- The effect the proposal would have on the significance of the grade II listed Oakwood Hall
- The effect the proposal would have on ecology
- If it would be inappropriate development, 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 required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would substantially harm openness and the significance of a listed building, with no very special circumstances demonstrated to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP 8Policy STP 7Policy ENV7Policy QOP1Policy ENV1Policy ENV2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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