®Planning appeal decision
Sir William Fox Hotel, 5 Westoe Village, South Shields, NE33 3DZ
Planning appeal 3264425 at Sir William Fox Hotel, 5 Westoe Village, South Shields, NE33 3DZ (South Tyneside Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2021 by Inspector Dowsett J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 5 Westoe Village [List Entry No:1232328], and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the extent to which it would preserve the setting of nearby listed buildings and preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westoe Conservation Area.
Change of use from hotel to 7 no. apartments, proposed extension to rear elevation and external alterations including removal of existing render to the rear elevation, replacement of existing uPVC windows to hardwood timber windows, associated landscaping, car parking, and installation of cycle stands and refuse storage to the rear.
- Authority
- South Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
- Postcode
- NE33 3DZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, 5 Westoe Village [List Entry No:1232328], and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses, and the extent to which it would preserve the setting of nearby listed buildings and preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Westoe Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposed development on the integrity and relevant features of the Durham Coast Special Area of Conservation, the Northumbria Coast Special Protection Area, and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar Site
What decided it
The public benefits of securing a viable use for the listed building and the visual improvements to the rear elevation and external areas outweighed the less-than-substantial harm from internal alterations, and the mitigation strategy adequately addressed effects on European protected sites.
The less-than-substantial harm to the significance and historic interest of the listed building from loss of historic fabric and erosion of the historic floorplan was outweighed by the public benefits of securing an optimal viable use and the visual improvements to the building and surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6Policy EA1Policy ST1Policy DM1Policy EA3Policy DM7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 197Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in South Tyneside
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Allowed19 October 202660107736 Victoria Road East, Hebburn, NE31 1XQ
- Allowed15 October 202660090062 Hunter Street, South Shields, NE33 3AH
- Allowed11 August 2026600970135 Vine Street, South Shields, NE33 4RF
- Allowed27 July 20266005297The Kelly, Hedgeley Road, Hebburn, NE31 1HE
- Dismissed7 July 2026600643210 Belle Vue Crescent, South Shields, NE33 4RD
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.