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Dismissed14 May 20266002800

Car Park South Of Riverside House, Gas House Lane, Low Stanners, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1SR

Planning appeal 6002800 at Car Park South Of Riverside House, Gas House Lane, Low Stanners, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 1SR (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Tinsley F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to potential displacement of car parking from the appeal site to the surrounding area.

Proposed 2 No. Detached Residential Properties At Gas Lane, Morpeth

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Tinsley F
Postcode
NE61 1SR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety with particular regard to potential displacement of car parking from the appeal site to the surrounding area
  • whether the proposal would make suitable provision for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

What decided it

The proposal fails to demonstrate that it would deliver the statutory 10% biodiversity net gain requirement and would result in unjustified loss of an existing car park with displacement of parking demand to the detriment of highway safety, contrary to the development plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy TRA2Policy TRA4Policy ENV2Policy ENV1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187Paragraph 56

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