®Planning appeal decision
Land West Of Bramblings, C151 Eastgate Junction To Tranwell Woods Junction, Tranwell Woods, Northumberland, NE61 6AQ
for construction of 2 no. eco executive self-build houses (C3 use)
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
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
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- whether the site is a suitable location for the development having regard to the housing policies of the development plan
- the effect of the development on the ecology in the area
- whether the site is suitable for development in regard to contamination and ground gas
- whether the proposed housing is in a sustainable location
- whether the proposed development would result in, or increase, the risk of surface water flooding
- whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness, and the moderate benefits of housing delivery and energy efficiency do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm to justify very special circumstances.
the modest benefits of housing delivery, energy efficiency, economic activity and more efficient land use (moderate weight) do not clearly outweigh the substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited harm to openness, plus limited additional harm from ecology, contamination and drainage concerns and sustainability issues
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy STP8, Policy STP1, Policy HOU7, Policy HOU8, Policy ENV2, Policy POL1, Policy WAT3, Policy STP3, Policy STP4, Policy STP5, Policy TRA1, Policy TRA2, Policy Des1 of the Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan
Judgments cited: Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; R (Tate) v Northumberland County Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1519
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.