Planning appeal decision
Edington Wood, Cockhill Plantation, West of Ponteland Road, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 3FR , Tranwell, Ponteland Road, Northumberland, NE61 3FR
Planning appeal 3373121 at Edington Wood, Cockhill Plantation, West of Ponteland Road, Morpeth, Northumberland NE61 3FR , Tranwell, Ponteland Road, Northumberland, NE61 3FR (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 13 November 2025 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal constitutes permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO, turning on whether the land is being used for the purposes of forestry and whether the proposed building is reasonably necessary for those purposes.
apex shed for storage relating to forestry operations
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- NE61 3FR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal constitutes permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO, turning on whether the land is being used for the purposes of forestry and whether the proposed building is reasonably necessary for those purposes
What decided it
The land is actively managed for forestry purposes and the proposed building is reasonably necessary for those purposes under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E of the GPDO.
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