Planning appeal decision
Peel House Main Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8BL
Planning appeal 6006746 at Peel House Main Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE13 8BL (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 3 June 2026 by Inspector L N Hughes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies.
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- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- other
- Inspector
- L N Hughes
- Postcode
- NE13 8BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (2024) and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on highway safety
- whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt and any other harm so as to amount to very special circumstances
What decided it
The development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing minor harm to openness and moderate harm to character and appearance, with no other considerations clearly outweighing this harm to constitute very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS19Policy CS15Policy CS13Policy DM31Policy DM20Policy DM23Policy DM14
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 153Paragraph 116
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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