Site Of Former The Bungalow, High Pit Road, Cramlington, NE23 6RA

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of approved application 25/00168/VARYCO in order to regularise development at the site which does not comply with the previously approved plans’ without complying with a condition attached to planning permission ref: 25/00168/VARYCO dated 20 May 2025

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: leisure-sport
Postcode: NE23 6RA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The canopy's forward positioning directly adjacent to the carriageway and its projection beyond the established building line, combined with its scale and design, result in a visually intrusive form of development that fails to integrate with the prevailing character of the area and causes harm to outlook from neighbouring residential properties.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy QOP1, Policy QOP2, Policy CNP3

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