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Dismissed29 May 20253351827

Land West Of Bramblings, C151 Eastgate Junction To Tranwell Woods Junction, Tranwell Woods, Northumberland, NE61 6AQ

Planning appeal 3351827 at Land West Of Bramblings, C151 Eastgate Junction To Tranwell Woods Junction, Tranwell Woods, Northumberland, NE61 6AQ (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the framework and any relevant development plan policies.

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STP8Policy STP1Policy HOU7Policy HOU8Policy ENV2Policy POL1Policy WAT3Policy STP3Policy STP4Policy STP5Policy TRA1Policy TRA2Policy Des1 of the Morpeth Neighbourhood Plan
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 143Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
Judgments
Julian Wood v SSCLG and Gravesham Borough Council [2015] EWCA Civ 195; R (Tate) v Northumberland County Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1519

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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