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Notice upheld7 December 20213281453

58 Grange Road, Hartlepool, TS26 8JF

Planning appeal 3281453 at 58 Grange Road, Hartlepool, TS26 8JF (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 7 December 2021 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Grange Conservation Area.

Painting of the front elevation of the property

Authority
Hartlepool Borough Council *
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Gray E
Postcode
TS26 8JF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Grange Conservation Area

What decided it

The painting unacceptably harms the character and appearance of the conservation area by individualising the property and eroding the uniform visual rhythm of the terrace, with insufficient public benefits to outweigh this heritage harm.

The private benefits of water protection through painting were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance, with no sufficient public benefits identified to justify the harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy HE1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202

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