Planning appeal decision
Horncastle, Kirkwhelpington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE19 2RA
Planning appeal 3374734 at Horncastle, Kirkwhelpington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE19 2RA (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2026 by Inspector Scott A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would fall within the limitations for it to be Permitted Development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Notification of Prior Approval for change of use from agricultural building to residential
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Scott A
- Postcode
- NE19 2RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would fall within the limitations for it to be Permitted Development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
What decided it
The extent of curtilage proposed exceeded the statutory limitation under Class Q, whereby curtilage must be no larger than the land area occupied by the agricultural building.
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