THREE separate planning applications relating to the same development have been approved by councillors - despite multiple objections from the local parish council.

Acomb Parish Council accused the developers at White House and Lily Mews in the village of “piecemeal” development and called for the plans to be thrown out.

But councillors on Tynedale Local Area Council approved all three applications, arguing there was no material planning reasons to reject any of them.

The applicant was previously granted permission to build three homes, now known as 1-3 Lily Mews, but has now submitted retrospective applications after what officers called “significant enforcement issues”.

Speaking at a meeting, planning officer Kate Blyth told members: “The site has been ongoing and there has been significant enforcement issues over the years.

“There is possibly some more applications to come to committee in the new year. The developer had permission for certain things but there has been issues.”

The applicant sought retrospective permission for a two-storey extension at White House, as well as the retention of a garage and garden wall and retrospective change of use of former open land to the curtilage of the same property. An application to construct two garden buildings at 1 Lily Mews was also approved.

Acomb Parish Council’s objection to both the garden wall scheme and the garden buildings at Lily Mews stated: “The development of the White House and Lily Mews has been carried out in a piecemeal fashion with no overall plan for approval by any of the statutory consultees, the parish council, or the county council.

“Instead, several, often conflicting planning applications have been submitted. This development, inside the conservation area, has regularly proceeded - regardless of planning approval.”

However, the council received no objections from members of the public or statutory consultees.

As a result, all three applications were granted planning permission – although officers added conditions ordering the applicant to replace the roofs of the existing buildings with ones made of natural slate.