®Planning appeal decision
2 Dukes Cottages, High Row, Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8SH
Planning appeal 3286220 at 2 Dukes Cottages, High Row, Lemington, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8SH (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 10 February 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of a residential property and change of use of land from residential to commercial (car lot– sui generis), including the erection of a single storey storage and WC buildings and erection of palisade fence and gate to frontage
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- NE15 8SH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of the neighbouring dwelling
- the effect of the appeal proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to parking and vehicular movements
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the living conditions of the neighbouring occupants through unacceptable noise, disturbance and loss of privacy, combined with harm to character and appearance and highway safety concerns, with no material considerations to outweigh the development plan conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1 of the CSUCPPolicy CS9 of the CSUCPPolicy CS14 of the CSUCPPolicy CS15 of the CSUCPPolicy CS17 of the CSUCPPolicy DM12 of the DAPPolicy DM14 of the DAPPolicy DM20 of the DAPPolicy DM23 of the DAPPolicy DM24 of the DAPPolicy DM26 of the DAPPolicy DM34 of the DAP
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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