1 Cambridge Square, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PG

Planning appeal 3278401 at 1 Cambridge Square, Middlesbrough, TS5 5PG (Middlesbrough Council *) was dismissed on 8 September 2021 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of Linthorpe Conservation Area with regard to the design of the extension, the effect of the removal of part of the front boundary wall to create a vehicle access and potential impact on an existing Elm Tree.

two storey side extension, boundary wall and creation of new access

Authority: Middlesbrough Council *
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: TS5 5PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of Linthorpe Conservation Area with regard to the design of the extension, the effect of the removal of part of the front boundary wall to create a vehicle access and potential impact on an existing Elm Tree
The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the free-flow of traffic

What decided it

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Linthorpe Conservation Area arising from the incongruous gabled roof design and threat to the Elm Tree outweighed the limited personal benefit of increased living space.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area was not outweighed by the limited benefit of increased living space for the appellant.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CS4 (k)Policy CS5 (h)Policy DC1 (a+b)Policy DC1 (d)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 202

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