Planners refuse bid for nine new homes in north Northumberland village
Housing plans which attracted nearly 50 objections from local residents have been refused.
Charlie Maling-Dunn of CMD Land Ltd applied for planning permission to build nine detached homes in Fenwick, north of Belford.
The housing developer wanted to build the three and four-bedroom family homes on a greenfield site on the southern edge of the village near Fenwick Burn.
He argued the site presented a chance ‘to create a carefully curated rural extension to the village’ and ‘provide much-needed family housing in a sustainable rural location’.
The application attracted 47 objections – and one letter of support – with Kyloe Parish Council among those raising concerns about the ‘unsuitable countryside location’ for the proposed development.
Planners at Northumberland County Council agreed and said they considered the principle of development ‘unacceptable’.
Planning officer Claire Simm concluded: “The proposal would represent an unjustified form of residential development. In addition, the proposal fails to secure the required affordable housing and open space provision and is subject to unresolved objections in relation to ecology, archaeology, flood risk and drainage, and highway safety.”