®Planning appeal decision
Land on south east side of Sunday Sight, Bellingham, Northumberland, NE48 2JE
without planning permission: i) the construction of timber and blockwork buildings. ii) the installation of water storage and processing infrastructure. iii) the construction of an aggregate track. iv) the construction and development of a widened vehicular access, v) the laying of areas of aggregate for hardstanding, vi) the excavation of land, vii) the formation of a compound area including the siting of shipping containers, viii) the material change of use of part of the land from agricultural use to a Sui Generis use for a builder’s yard
- Authority
- Northumberland
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Franks Z
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the open countryside
- the special qualities of Northumberland National Park
- highway safety and the local road network
- biodiversity
What decided it
The development causes material harm to the character and appearance of the National Park and its special qualities, particularly the biodiversity of the upland heathland habitat, which cannot be overcome by conditions or mitigation measures.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM11, Policy DM8, Policy DM10
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