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Dismissed19 July 20213269738

58 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1RA

Planning appeal 3269738 at 58 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 1RA (Middlesbrough Council *) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the vitality of the town centre, with due regard to national and local planning policy as well as character and appearance.

change of use from shop (A1) to adult gaming centre (Sui Generis)

Authority
Middlesbrough Council *
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Cross D
Postcode
TS1 1RA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the vitality of the town centre, with due regard to national and local planning policy as well as character and appearance

What decided it

The proposal would not be a complementary use within the Primary Shopping Frontage and would have a deadening effect on the frontage, harming the function and character of the shopping area and the vitality of the town centre.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy REG20Policy REG21Policy CS5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 85

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