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Allowed5 November 20243344732

Lynn View, Limestone Brae, Hexham, NE47 8AL

Planning appeal 3344732 at Lynn View, Limestone Brae, Hexham, NE47 8AL (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 5 November 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be a re-use of a building and thus comply with the relevant development plan policies relating to new residential development in the open countryside.

Convert existing byre to create single dwelling house with new access and ancillary garage

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
NE47 8AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would be a re-use of a building and thus comply with the relevant development plan policies relating to new residential development in the open countryside

What decided it

The professional evidence demonstrating that the conversion could be achieved through proportionate repair and conversion works rather than extensive rebuilding satisfied the re-use criterion in Policy HOU 8(c).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HOU 1Policy HOU 8Policy STP 1Policy ICT 2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84

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