George Hotel, Chollerford, HEXHAM, NE46 4EW

demolition of existing pool house building and construction of a new pool house building, including drainage and external works

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Hanna P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed George Hotel and the scheduled monument and Grade II listed Chollerford Bridge Over River North Tyne
Whether the proposed development would be at risk of flooding or increase the risk of flooding elsewhere

What decided it

The proposed development would be at risk of flooding and increase the risk of flooding elsewhere due to the absence of a sufficiently robust site-specific flood risk assessment using the latest available flood data, contrary to policy WAT3 and the Framework.

Framework references: 57

Plan policies cited: Policy WAT3, Policy QOP1, Policy QOP2, Policy ENV7, Policy 4 of the Humshaugh Neighbourhood Plan

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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