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Dismissed10 June 20243335628

Horsley Banks Farm, B6528 Horsley Main Road Through Village, Horsley, Northumberland, NE15 0NS

Planning appeal 3335628 at Horsley Banks Farm, B6528 Horsley Main Road Through Village, Horsley, Northumberland, NE15 0NS (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 10 June 2024 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt.

change of use of stable building to 1 No. residential dwelling with associated access and parking

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Hartley D
Postcode
NE15 0NS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt including its effect on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • Whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the location of new dwellinghouses
  • The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area including whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Horsley Conservation Area
  • Whether there would be sufficient outside amenity space for occupiers of the proposed dwellinghouse
  • If the development is inappropriate, 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 development

What decided it

The proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt due to harm to openness from residential use of the surrounding land, combined with conflict with the local plan spatial strategy and less than substantial harm to the conservation area, with no very special circumstances to justify the development.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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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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