®Planning appeal decision
Land to Front of Handley Cross, Leven Bank Road, Yarm, TS15 9JL
Planning appeal 3276748 at Land to Front of Handley Cross, Leven Bank Road, Yarm, TS15 9JL (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2022 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the site would be an appropriate location for housing with regards to local planning policy.
outline application with some matters reserved for the erection of upto 7 dwellings with associated means of access
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- TS15 9JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site would be an appropriate location for housing with regards to local planning policy
- Whether the site would be an appropriate location for housing with regards to the character and appearance of the area, with due regard to highway safety
- Whether the site would be an appropriate location for housing with regards to the living conditions of residents in respect of light, with due regard to protected trees
- Whether the site would be an appropriate location for housing with regards to accessibility of location
- Other matters relevant to the planning balance
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance through the creation of a suburban enclave in an important countryside gap, combined with poor living conditions due to overshadowing and the conflict with the housing strategy in Policy SD3, outweighed the limited benefits of the proposal.
The significant harm arising from the development in respect of character and appearance, highway safety, living conditions and protected trees was not outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply, affordable housing, self-build opportunities, economic benefits and improved pedestrian access.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD3Policy SD5Policy SD8Policy ENV5Policy TI1
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.