The Mile House, Durham Road, Stockton on Tees, TS19 9AA

Planning appeal 3280308 at The Mile House, Durham Road, Stockton on Tees, TS19 9AA (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was allowed on 29 November 2021 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the safety of drivers, pedestrians and other road users at and around the site with particular regard to pedestrian and vehicular manoeuvrability and congestion and the free flow of traffic.

Alterations to, and change of use of, the former Mile House public house to accommodate a drive thru coffee shop (Class E) and one retail unit (Class E) with associated car and cycle parking

Authority: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Change of use
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: TS19 9AA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the safety of drivers, pedestrians and other road users at and around the site with particular regard to pedestrian and vehicular manoeuvrability and congestion and the free flow of traffic

What decided it

The evidence from existing drive-thru sites in the region demonstrating that maximum queuing would not exceed 6 vehicles, combined with the site layout providing adequate visibility, low vehicle speeds, and alternative parking options, established that traffic would not spill back onto the public highway to compromise the free flow of traffic.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD6(2)Policy SD8(1f)Policy TI1(12)

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