Oakwood Hall, C257 Holeyn Hall Road To Hexham Road, Wylam, Northumberland, NE41 8BH

the replacement of fence to south of driveway

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Underwood G

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.

Framework references: 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy STP 8, Policy STP 7, Policy ENV7, Policy QOP1, Policy ENV1, Policy ENV2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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