Planning appeal decision
32, Crawhall Crescent, Morpeth, NE61 2RH
Planning appeal 6013638 at 32, Crawhall Crescent, Morpeth, NE61 2RH (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 30 Crawhall Crescent with regards to outlook and overbearing effects.
demolition of garage, two storey side extension and pitched roof to rear offshoot
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NE61 2RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 30 Crawhall Crescent with regards to outlook and overbearing effects
- Ecological matters
What decided it
The proposal would have a harmful overbearing effect on neighbouring living conditions and would lack sufficient ecological assessment to demonstrate no adverse effect on protected species, conflicting with the development plan as a whole with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QOP 2Policy HOU 9Policy Des1Policy ENV 2Policy Env5
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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