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Allowed9 September 20266007219

Breckon Hill, Lowgate, Hexham, NE46 2NL

Planning appeal 6007219 at Breckon Hill, Lowgate, Hexham, NE46 2NL (Northumberland County Council) was allowed on 9 September 2026 by Inspector Chris Mayes, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt.

Retrospective permission for the siting of an agricultural storage shed on land adjacent to Breckon Hill House

Authority
Northumberland County Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
agricultural
Inspector
Chris Mayes
Postcode
NE46 2NL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including any relevant effects on the openness of the Green Belt
  • whether the appeal development represents an acceptable form of development in the open countryside
  • the effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area
  • 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 required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The building serves an agricultural purpose associated with adjoining agricultural land and therefore constitutes a building for agriculture within Policy GB7 of the Framework, making it not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB7 of the FrameworkPolicy STP8 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy HNP1 of the Hexham Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2036Policy STP1 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy ECN13 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy ECN14 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy QOP1 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy QOP2 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy QOP4 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy ENV1 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy ENV3 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy ENV4 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036Policy HNP2 of the Hexham Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2036
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy GB7

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