Land to the West of Northside Farm Agricultural Barns, Oatens Bank, Horsley, Northumberland, NE15 0LZ

erection of office and administration building

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor offices/R&D/light industry
Inspector: Caines A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the ecological integrity and water quality of the nearby Whittle Dean Aqueduct Local Wildlife Site, with particular regard to foul and surface water drainage systems
The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework

What decided it

The absence of detailed drainage specifications and ecological assessment preventing proper evaluation of potential harm to the Whittle Dean Aqueduct Local Wildlife Site, which the precautionary principle required to be resolved before permission could be granted.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: ENV1, ENV2, QOP1, QOP2, STP8

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