Planning appeal decision
Former Barclays Bank (Double Unit), 5-6 Belmont Cottages off Stamfordham Road (Alongside), Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5HP
Planning appeal 3289041 at Former Barclays Bank (Double Unit), 5-6 Belmont Cottages off Stamfordham Road (Alongside), Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 5HP (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2022 by Inspector Dillon C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of local residents, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and odour.
change of use from bank (A2 now Class E) to café/restaurant (A3 now Class E) and hot food takeaway (sui generis), with installation of new flue/duct systems from two new kitchen canopies to extract upwards above existing two-storey, flat-roofed extension through two high velocity cowls
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dillon C
- Postcode
- NE5 5HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of local residents, with particular regard to noise, disturbance and odour
What decided it
The serious harm to living conditions of local residents from noise, disturbance and odour, particularly given the close proximity of the appeal premises to habitable rooms of existing residential properties and the concentration of customer and delivery movements during evening periods when background noise is lower and residents are more sensitive to disturbance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14Policy DM23
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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