Planning appeal decision
8 Grenada Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 1HY
Planning appeal 3267915 at 8 Grenada Place, Whitley Bay, NE26 1HY (North Tyneside Council) was dismissed on 4 June 2021 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
to erect a 1.8m high fence to the land at the rear of 8 Grenada Place and 7 St Johns Place in order to create two private garden spaces (Retrospective Planning Application)
- Authority
- North Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- NE26 1HY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- the effect on the living conditions of occupiers of 6 Grenada Place and 5 St Johns Place with regards to outlook
- the effect on the adjacent Local Wildlife Site (Brierdene) and Wildlife Corridor
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the surrounding area caused by the loss of an important open space and the creation of a vast, overbearing boundary structure outweighs the security and amenity benefits claimed by the appellant.
The benefits of security, crime reduction and private amenity space do not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance and the conflict with the development plan as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5.2Policy DM5.3Policy DM6.1Policy S1.4Policy DM5.5Policy DM5.7Policy S5.4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8
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.
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