Planning appeal decision
Pennylea, Stamfordham Road, Throckley, NE15 0AD
Planning appeal 6006704 at Pennylea, Stamfordham Road, Throckley, NE15 0AD (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2026 by Inspector H Jones, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal to vary condition 2 would result in a development which would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
demolition of the existing dwelling and construction of a new 1.5 storey family home (self build) without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 24/01551/FUL, dated 25 July 2024
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- H Jones
- Postcode
- NE15 0AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal to vary condition 2 would result in a development which would amount to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect that the proposal to vary condition 2 would have on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
- Whether any 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 proposal would constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt with substantial harm to its openness, and the modest other considerations do not clearly outweigh this harm to establish very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP 8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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