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Dismissed5 August 20243339404

Land South of Waterside Cottage, Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 9AD

Planning appeal 3339404 at Land South of Waterside Cottage, Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE65 9AD (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 5 August 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effects of the proposed development upon the Acton Dene Ancient and Semi-Natural Woodland.

prior notification to convert an existing but now redundant agricultural building on the Guyzance Estate for permanent residential use (Use Class C3) as part of the Guyzance Estate property portfolio

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Jones H
Postcode
NE65 9AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effects of the proposed development upon the Acton Dene Ancient and Semi-Natural Woodland
  • Whether prior approval should be granted having regard to the effects of the proposed development upon the River Coquet and Coquet Valley Woodlands Site of Special Scientific Interest

What decided it

The development would result in deterioration of irreplaceable ancient woodland habitat and pose an unacceptable risk of pollution to a sensitive SSSI, with insufficient evidence and no exceptional reasons to justify these harms.

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