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Dismissed31 July 20253363657

Land to the South East of Weir View Cottage, Lintzfod Road, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1NB

Planning appeal 3363657 at Land to the South East of Weir View Cottage, Lintzfod Road, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1NB (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2025 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the risk of flooding from all sources has been sufficiently assessed and will be appropriately mitigated and managed.

Construction of an agricultural shed for the storage of a tractor and farm machinery associated with the adjoining agricultural unit, maintenance and associated ancillary uses

Authority
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Other minor developments
Inspector
Harrison F
Postcode
NE39 1NB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the risk of flooding from all sources has been sufficiently assessed and will be appropriately mitigated and managed
  • whether or not the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, bearing in mind it is within the Lintzford Conservation Area

What decided it

The inadequate assessment of flood risk from all sources and failure to demonstrate appropriate mitigation and management measures, in conflict with the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy MSGP29Policy MSGP30Policy CS19Policy CS15Policy MSGP24Policy MSGP25
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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