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Dismissed29 July 20253364076

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

Planning appeal 3364076 at Whitehouse Farm, Whitehouse Farm Centre, Stannington, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 6AW (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 29 July 2025 by Inspector Wraight G, following a hearing. 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 (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies.

the Siting of 15 no. holiday lodges and 33 no. holiday chalets with reception; change of use from boiler room to 5-bedroom managers dwelling (C3 use); development of entrance kiosk and cafe/picnic barn link

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
NE61 6AW

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 (the Framework) and relevant development plan policies
  • Whether the proposal would accord with relevant development plan policies relating to visitor accommodation
  • The effect of the proposal on protected species and habitats

What decided it

The proposal's conflict with Policy ECN 15(d)(i) on visitor accommodation and Policy ENV 2 on unmitigated harm to priority habitats and species outweighed the benefits, causing overall conflict with the development plan.

the significant and moderate benefits of the scheme did not outweigh its failure to accord with the development plan taken as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy STP 8Policy ECN 15Policy ENV 2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 155Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 57

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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