®Planning appeal decision
Land South of The Paddock , West Herrington, Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 4NR
Erection of 2no. dwellings with associated access
- Authority
- Sunderland City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Scott A
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 other relevant development plan policies
- The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to its openness, and the cumulative weight of the benefits (moderate) does not clearly outweigh this harm, so very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness was not clearly outweighed by the moderate cumulative weight of benefits (family homes, economic gains during construction, ecological enhancements, design quality, and local support), so the appeal was dismissed.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 143, 153, 154, 155
Plan policies cited: Policy NE6, Policy SP8
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.