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Dismissed28 October 20243337877

Houghton Moor, Hexham Road From Houghton Moor To Blakeley Hill, Heddon-On-The-Wall, Northumberland, NE15 0EZ

extension, alteration and subdivision of existing single dwellinghouse to create two dwellinghouses

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Cullen F

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
  • Whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for development, having regard to the spatial strategy for the area
  • The effect of the proposal on local character and distinctiveness
  • The effect of the proposal on the Outstanding Universal Value of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) World Heritage Site
  • The effect of the proposal on great crested newts
  • The effect of the proposal on highway matters
  • 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 proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is harmful by definition, and the other considerations advanced by the appellant do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm or the additional harms identified in relation to spatial strategy, character and distinctiveness, protected species and highway matters.

Framework references: 11, 84, 99, 115, 139, 142, 152, 153, 154, 205

Plan policies cited: Policy STP 1, Policy STP 7, Policy STP 8, Policy HOU 7, Policy HOU 8, Policy QOP 1, Policy ENV 2, Policy ENV 8, Policy TRA 1, Policy TRA 2, Policy TRA 4

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