Breckon Hill Lowgate Hexham Northumberland NE46 2NL
Refused on 8 December 2025
Council decision: Application Refused2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Retrospective permission for the siting of an Agricultural storage shed on land adjacent to Breckon Hill House.
- Received
- 15 October 2025
- ReceivedReceived15 Oct
- ValidatedValidated17 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided8 Dec
Decided in 52 days
About this application
This is a planning application at Breckon Hill Lowgate Hexham Northumberland NE46 2NL. Northumberland (County) has handled 16,734 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 3 days longer than Northumberland (County)'s typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 907 applications in total for the NE46 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The retrospective development represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt and open countryside. The retrospective development would have a materially greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt in this location. Very special circumstances are not considered to exist because the identified harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm resulting from the proposal, has not been clearly outweighed by other considerations. As such, the application is contrary to Policies STP 1, STP 7 and STP 8 of the Northumberland Local Plan, Policy HNP 1 of the Hexham Neighbourhood Plan, and the principles of Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
- By virtue of its location and permanency, the retrospective development would have a resultant harmful visual impact upon the rural and open character and appearance of the site and the surrounding landscape and would cause a loss of openness to the Green Belt. As such, the application is contrary to Policies QOP 1, QOP 2, QOP 4, ENV 1, ENV 3 and ENV 4 of the Northumberland Local Plan, Policy HNP 2 of the Hexham Neighbourhood Plan, and the principles of the National Planning Policy Framework.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- NE46 2NL
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 17 October 2025
Appeal history
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Listed building: Grade II: Causeway and Bridge Over Cockshaw Burn on Drive to Breckon Hill FarmOn or next to this site
- Green belt: Northumberland
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Source: Northumberland (County)
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