®Planning appeal decision
Breckon Hill, Lowgate, Hexham, NE46 2NL
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- 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.
Framework references: GB7
Plan policies cited: Policy GB7 of the Framework, Policy STP8 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy HNP1 of the Hexham Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2036, Policy STP1 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy ECN13 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy ECN14 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy QOP1 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy QOP2 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy QOP4 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy ENV1 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy ENV3 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy ENV4 of the Northumberland Local Plan 2016-2036, Policy HNP2 of the Hexham Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2036
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.