Planning appeal decision
Beal Bank Farm Steadings, Warkworth, NE65 0TA
Planning appeal 3346254 at Beal Bank Farm Steadings, Warkworth, NE65 0TA (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 9 October 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development accords with the development plan where it relates to the provision of visitor accommodation in the open countryside.
the demolition of agricultural sheds and development of 6no. holiday cottages including car parking, private garden areas and other ancillary works
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- NE65 0TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development accords with the development plan where it relates to the provision of visitor accommodation in the open countryside
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate that it would demonstrably improve and diversify the County's tourist offer as required by criterion (d)(i) of Policy ECN 15 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2022.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ECN 15Policy STP 1
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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