Planning appeal decision
Btwn 78-92 Primark & 72-76 Peoples Price Northumberland Street, Newcastle, NE1 7DF
Planning appeal 3286457 at Btwn 78-92 Primark & 72-76 Peoples Price Northumberland Street, Newcastle, NE1 7DF (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was allowed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to visual amenity.
the erection of a freestanding open access communication structure with an integral defibrillator and digital screens
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- NE1 7DF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to visual amenity
- the movement and safety of users of the highway, with particular regard to scale, design and siting
What decided it
The appeal proposals would not harm visual amenity or public safety, and in the absence of such harm there is no conflict with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15Policy CS13Policy UC5Policy UC12Policy DM10Policy DM20
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114
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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