New housing bid for Northumberland village

An application has been submitted to Northumberland County Council to build four detached, four-bedroom homes on land south of The Paddock and west of The Cedars in Longframlington.

The plot forms part of a wider site that was previously the subject of a bid for 24 homes, described as west of the Hawthorns, which was turned down by the authority and then on appeal.

Described as the second phase of the 10 homes being developed on the adjoining site, the refusal decision on that scheme was made under delegated authority by planning officers last February.

Inspector Tim Wheeler then concluded that ‘the proposal would cause harm in terms of the main issue of the effect on the appearance of Longframlington and the surrounding rural area’.

A planning statement submitted with the latest proposals notes that as well as the above history, the land immediately to the north was granted permission for four homes in 2015, while the site directly to the east was given the go-ahead for nine detached houses in 2017.

The plot in question is a privately-owned parcel of land in agricultural use, described as ‘essentially a field with mature hedging around its boundaries’. The hedging will be retained where possible.

Access would be via a new shared entrance directly off the C106 North Road, with three parking spaces to be provided for each property as well as bicycle storage. Turning areas would be provided so that drivers can enter and leave the site in a forward gear.

Longframlington has been the subject of significant development activity in recent years, with a string of both successful and unsuccessful applications.

Plans for another 47 homes on land north of Fairfields, where 58 properties had already been rejected, were due to be decided by councillors in March, but the meeting was cancelled at short notice as coronavirus restrictions started to come into force.

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