Planning appeal decision
23 Ladbroke Street, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0AS
Planning appeal 3275175 at 23 Ladbroke Street, Amble, Morpeth, NE65 0AS (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2021 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Amble Conservation Area.
two storey side extension and demolition of existing garage
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- NE65 0AS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Amble Conservation Area
What decided it
The large areas of glazing and increased massing of the extension would be discordant with the predominantly blank gables and simple, modestly scaled dwellings that characterise the conservation area, causing significant harm that outweighs the minor public and personal benefits of the proposal.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area outweighed the comparatively minor public benefits and personal benefits to the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE8Appendix B of the Alnwick Local Plan (1997)Policy S15 of the Alnwick Local Development Framework Core Strategy (2007)Policy S16 of the Alnwick Local Development Framework Core Strategy (2007)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202
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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