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Dismissed12 April 20223286775

Three Oaks, Brierton, Billingham, TS22 5PP

Planning appeal 3286775 at Three Oaks, Brierton, Billingham, TS22 5PP (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 12 April 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the extension is justified having regard to the functional requirements and financial capacity of the business.

a two storey extension to the side to provide double garage and walk in robes facility with en-suite to master bedroom at first floor

Authority
Hartlepool Borough Council *
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Burnham T
Postcode
TS22 5PP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the extension is justified having regard to the functional requirements and financial capacity of the business.

What decided it

The extension was not justified by a clearly established functional need, and the business lacked the financial capacity to sustain its cost, causing conflict with Policies RUR1 and RUR2.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy RUR1Policy RUR2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 80

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