®Planning appeal decision
Redlands, Main Road, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8BW
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NE13 8BW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on openness
- the effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the appeal development on ecology and biodiversity
- 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 necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness in spatial terms, combined with ecological harm and the absence of very special circumstances, outweighs the moderate weight afforded to family living arrangements and planning history.
the substantial harm to Green Belt openness and the moderate harm to ecology and biodiversity were not clearly outweighed by the moderate weight given to family living arrangements and planning history, such that very special circumstances do not exist
Framework references: GB7
Plan policies cited: Policy CS19 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030, Policy CS15 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030, Policy DM20 of the Newcastle upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030, Policy CS4 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030, Policy DM28 of the Newcastle upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030, Policy DM29 of the Newcastle upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030, Policy CS18 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.