Whitehouse Farm, Whitehouse Farm Centre, Stannington, Northumberland, NE61 6AW

Planning appeal 3361808 at Whitehouse Farm, Whitehouse Farm Centre, Stannington, Northumberland, NE61 6AW (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 29 July 2025 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

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Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Wraight G
Postcode: NE61 6AW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the development

What decided it

The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing moderate harm to openness, and the moderate weight afforded to other considerations does not clearly outweigh this harm to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy STP 8Policy STP 1Policy ECN 6Policy ECN 7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 153Paragraph 154Paragraph 155

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