®Planning appeal decision
53 Station Road, Stannington, Morpeth, NE61 6NH
Two-Storey side extension, extension and conversion of outbuilding for ancillary residential use
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and the development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal upon the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the traditional character of the dwelling
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt through inappropriate development and the moderate harm to character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances, such that very special circumstances did not exist to justify the proposal.
Framework references: 154, 153, 142, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy ST7, Policy ST8, Policy HOU9, Policy QOP1, Policy QOP2, Policy 10 of the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan (2018)
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