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Allowed9 May 20253360754

The Old Barn Twizell Farm, U9059 Road To Twizell Farm, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 0AL

Planning appeal 3360754 at The Old Barn Twizell Farm, U9059 Road To Twizell Farm, Ponteland, Northumberland, NE20 0AL (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 9 May 2025 by Inspector Teasdale N, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

retrospective permission for the erection of an agricultural building North West of the Old Barn, Twizell Farm, Whalton, Morpeth

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Teasdale N
Postcode
NE20 0AL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the development on ecology
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal

What decided it

The development qualifies as a building for agriculture under NPPF paragraph 154 and is therefore not inappropriate development in the Green Belt, supported by evidence of an operational agricultural holding.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STP 1Policy STP 7Policy STP 8Policy ECN 13Policy ECN 14Policy ENV1Policy ENV2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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