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Dismissed3 September 20266005976

Redlands, Main Road, Woolsington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8BW

Planning appeal 6005976 at Redlands, Main Road, Woolsington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8BW (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 3 September 2026 by Inspector Chris Mayes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal development constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies.

Extension and alterations to rear elevation of existing main dwelling, extensions and alterations to form 3 storey ancillary annex, erection of residential garage block and associated hard and soft landscaping

Authority
Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Chris Mayes
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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CS19 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030Policy CS15 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030Policy DM20 of the Newcastle upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030Policy CS4 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030Policy DM28 of the Newcastle upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030Policy DM29 of the Newcastle upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030Policy CS18 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-2030
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy GB7

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