Land at Eccleston Close, Station Road, Backworth, NE27 0RX

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

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

Framework references: 185, 187, 180

Plan policies cited: Policy S4.3, Policy S1.4, Policy DM5.19, Policy S5.4, Policy DM5.5, Policy DM5.7

Judgments cited: 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)

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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