Planning appeal decision
Anndale, Stannerford Road, Clara Vale, Ryton, Gateshead, NE40 3SN
Planning appeal 3337515 at Anndale, Stannerford Road, Clara Vale, Ryton, Gateshead, NE40 3SN (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 7 May 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
single storey extension to the front and rear of existing house
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- NE40 3SN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers at Lindale with particular regard to light and outlook
- 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 proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause substantial harm to openness, and no very special circumstances exist to justify it.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS14Policy MSGP17
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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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