Unit 14, Wesley Way, Benton Square Industrial Estate, Benton, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE12 9TA

alterations to install new doors, windows, and access ramp, new 2.4m steel palisade fencing to entire perimeter, concrete re-surfacing of site and widening of existing access to 8.1m without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 10/00552/FUL, dated 6 August 2010. The conditions in dispute are Nos 1, 10 and 11 which state that: Condition 1: The development to which the permission relates shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plans and specifications; Condition 10: The holding area identified on the proposed site plan (Project no 2556 Dwg No A-01 Rev F) shall not be used to display goods for sale and there shall be no other external storage on the site ; Condition 11: Any goods stored in the holding area shall not exceed a height of two metres

Authority: North Tyneside Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Major retail and services
Inspector: Cragg D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect that varying conditions 1, 10 and 11 would have on the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of nearby residential properties with regard to outlook

What decided it

The prominent corner location and exposed forecourt storage visible from the residential Whitley Road frontage would be detrimental to the character and appearance of the area and the outlook of adjacent residents, conflicting with the development plan.

Plan policies cited: Policy S1.4, Policy DM2.3, Policy DM6.1, Policy LE1/7

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