®Planning appeal decision
Land to South of Tankerville Terrace, Tenter Hill, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6DN
Planning appeal 3352233 at Land to South of Tankerville Terrace, Tenter Hill, Wooler, Northumberland, NE71 6DN (Northumberland County Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 29 April 2025 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site access arrangements and the parking provision proposed are acceptable.
Erection of 1 residential unit for registered disabled person; dismantling of redundant garage/store building and erection of garden equipment timber clad building; erection of sunroom/timber terracing with raised flower beds and 2 store buildings
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- NE71 6DN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site access arrangements and the parking provision proposed are acceptable
- The effects of the development upon the character and appearance of the Wooler Conservation Area
What decided it
The problematic and unacceptable site access arrangements during the construction phase of the proposed dwelling, which would cause harmful disruption to local residents and highway users, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and the suitability of the dwelling for a disabled elderly occupant.
The benefits of housing delivery, self-build provision and suitability for a disabled elderly person were outweighed by the harm arising from construction phase site access arrangements which would be problematic and unacceptable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TRA 1Policy TRA 2Policy TRA 4Policy ENV 1Policy ENV 7Policy ENV 9Policy HOU 5Policy HOU 11Wooler Neighbourhood Plan Policy 2Wooler Neighbourhood Plan Policy 5Wooler Neighbourhood Plan Policy 7Wooler Neighbourhood Plan Policy 18
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.