®Planning appeal decision
Land East of Monks Lodge, Mitford, NE61 2YJ
Planning appeal 6009232 at Land East of Monks Lodge, Mitford, NE61 2YJ (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 13 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
single storey extension to existing garage and study to form residential annex, ancillary to Monks Lodge house
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NE61 2YJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the openness of the Green Belt
- if the proposed development would be inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The proposed extension would result in a disproportionate increase in size (113% volume increase) compared to the original building and would not meet the exception at Policy GB7 1(b) of the Framework, rendering it inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to justify it.
the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the moderate effect on openness were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, which attracted limited weight
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP 7Policy STP 8
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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