®Planning appeal decision
61 Ocean Road, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 2JJ
Change of use of former guest house (use class C1) to 9 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO) (sui generis)
- Authority
- South Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dowsett J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the safe operation of the highway in the vicinity of the appeal site, with particular regard to car parking
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents through fear of crime
- 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 absence of compelling evidence that the development would cause unacceptable highway safety impacts, harm to living conditions through fear of crime, or adverse effects on European protected sites when mitigation measures are applied.
Plan policies cited: Policy A1 of the South Tyneside Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2007, Policy ST2 of the South Tyneside Local Development Framework Core Strategy 2007, Policy DM1 of the South Tyneside Local Development Framework Development Management Policies 2011, Policy DM4 of the South Tyneside Local Development Framework Development Management Policies 2011
Judgments cited: West Midlands Probation Committee v Secretary of State for the Environment (1998) 76 P. & C.R. 589
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.