2 Garden Cottage, Cresswell Village, Cresswell, Northumberland, NE61 5JU

Planning appeal 3341614 at 2 Garden Cottage, Cresswell Village, Cresswell, Northumberland, NE61 5JU (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2024 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including a non-designated heritage asset.

Erection of 1 no. self-build dwellinghouse (C3 Use)

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Lancaster K
Postcode: NE61 5JU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including a non-designated heritage asset
designated European Sites

What decided it

The proposed development would cause harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage asset and to the character and appearance of the area by eroding the historic layout of the village through infilling part of an existing walled garden.

The limited weight afforded to the self-build and accessibility benefits did not outweigh the harm to the non-designated heritage asset and character and appearance of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HOU 9Policy QOP 1Policy QOP 2Policy ENV1Policy ENV7Policy ENV2Policy INF6
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 209

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