®Planning appeal decision
Sandygate Cottage, St. Cuthberts Road, Marley Hill, Whickham, NE16 5EB
demolition of existing single storey garage. Construction of replacement garage on same footprint
- Authority
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- The effect of the development on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Marley Hill Conservation Area
- If the proposal is inappropriate development, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt with greater impact on openness than the existing building, and would cause moderate harm to the conservation area through its disproportionate rear elevation design, with no other considerations clearly outweighing these harms.
The harm by reason of inappropriateness to the Green Belt and the moderate harm to the character and appearance of the Marley Hill Conservation Area were not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the proposal.
Framework references: 137, 147, 148, 149, 199
Plan policies cited: Policy CS19, Policy CS15, Policy MSGP25
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.