Planning appeal decision
Cherry Tree Cottage, Brierton Lane, Billingham, Hartlepool, TS22 5PP
Planning appeal 3286210 at Cherry Tree Cottage, Brierton Lane, Billingham, Hartlepool, TS22 5PP (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 1 February 2022 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a 2 No ground floor infill rear extensions to the existing bungalow, small 2 No storey front extension to part with new first floor level addition with a pitched tiled roof over the full extended ground floor footprint
- Authority
- Hartlepool Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- TS22 5PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed development would be overly prominent and dominant in the rural landscape, with design features unsuited to the area, conflicting with policies requiring development to be sympathetic to rural character and the existing dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy QP4Policy HSG11Policy RUR1 Criteria 6Policy RUR1 Criteria 9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 134
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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