®Planning appeal decision
Link House Farm, Newton by the Sea, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 3DF
residential annex to be used ancillary to main dwelling
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Clark L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the annexe can reasonably be regarded as ancillary to the main dwelling and, if not, whether the proposal constitutes a sustainable form of development, having particular regard to the Council's spatial strategy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- Whether adequate arrangements are made for Biodiversity and to secure principal residence occupancy
- Whether the absence of a planning obligation to secure principal occupancy means the development fails to comply with local and national planning policies, and whether this harm outweighs any benefits of the proposal
What decided it
The proposed dwelling would constitute a separate dwelling in unsustainable open countryside conflicting with the spatial strategy, would harm the character and appearance of the National Landscape setting, and would fail to provide adequate biodiversity information.
Framework references: 84, 189, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy STP1, Policy HOU 7, Policy HOU 8, Policy QOP 1, Policy QOP 2, Policy HOU 9, Policy ENV5, Policy ENV 2, Policy STP 3, Policy ENV 1, Policy HOU 10, Policy INF 6, Policy HOU11
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.