®Planning appeal decision
Land at Eccleston Close, Station Road, Backworth, NE27 0RX
Planning appeal 3268413 at Land at Eccleston Close, Station Road, Backworth, NE27 0RX (North Tyneside Council) was dismissed on 16 November 2021 by Inspector Dillon C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the appeal proposal would prejudice the undertaking of existing neighbouring business operations, with particular regard to the living conditions of occupants of the proposed dwellings in terms of noise levels.
construction of 67 residential dwellings (C3) and 14 No B1, B2 and B8 commercial units totalling 650sqm, with associated road infrastructure, car parking spaces, open spaces, gardens and landscaping
- Authority
- North Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- NE27 0RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the appeal proposal would prejudice the undertaking of existing neighbouring business operations, with particular regard to the living conditions of occupants of the proposed dwellings in terms of noise levels
- the effect of the appeal proposal on biodiversity interests, with particular regard to the existing Local Wildlife Site and protected species
What decided it
The considerable and unmitigated noise harm to the living conditions of future residents, and consequent prejudice to the neighbouring business operation, outweighed the identified benefits of the scheme.
the benefits of biodiversity net gain, economic benefits, 5-year housing land supply contribution, affordable housing and housing mix did not outweigh the significant adverse effects on living conditions and conflict with the development plan as a whole
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S4.3Policy S1.4Policy DM5.19Policy S5.4Policy DM5.5Policy DM5.7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 185Paragraph 187Paragraph 180
- Judgments
- Stoke Poges Parish Council v SSCLG and Secretary of State for Education, South Buckinghamshire DC and Slough Sikh Education Trust Ltd [2016] EWHC 1772 (Admin)
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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