®Planning appeal decision
The Quay Taphouse, 50 Bell Street, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1HF
the proposed use of part of the parking area opposite The Quay Taphouse, River Cafe and Dodgins Yard, to be used as additional external seating for customers of these businesses. External seating is to provide socially distanced amenity space and will feature a roadside barrier and waiter/waitress table services
- Authority
- North Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties with particular reference to noise and disturbance.
What decided it
The likelihood of unacceptable noise and disturbance to nearby residents' living conditions from up to 100 people using the seating area outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
the economic and community benefits of the seating area did not outweigh the harm identified to the living conditions of nearby residents from noise and disturbance
Framework references: 174, 185
Plan policies cited: Policy S1.4, Policy DM5.19
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.