Plans lodged for shepherd's huts accommodation on edge of Northumberland National Park

An application has been submitted by Edward Magor of Rogam Farm Ltd for the development on land to the south of Ingram Mill, just outside the national park boundary.

The application site has been used in the past for stationing of three mobile homes, with one mobile home currently on the land.

A planning report on the applicant’s behalf states: “Within Ingram is a National Park Visitor Centre, a car park and café some 400m away, which are popular with visitors and hill walkers.

"This application seeks to complement these facilities by providing short let holiday accommodation for visitors to the area to enjoy the natural beauty and the dark skies.”

A sewage treatment plant capable of accommodating the needs of the maximum number of visitors will be provided. This will replace the existing septic tank that has served the accommodation on the site for many years.

"The proposed shepherd huts will represent an improvement to the setting of the National Park as a result of their appearance and more sensitive materials, especially when compared with those of the existing mobile home that is located on the site,” adds the report.