2 Malham Grove, Ingleby Barwick, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TS17 0UE

The erection of a garden structure to the rear of the Land for the sole purpose of a commercial childcare business without planning permission

Authority: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Householder developments
Inspector: Merrett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the matter alleged constitutes a breach of planning control (ground c)
The effect of the childcare business on the character of the surrounding residential area
The effect of the childcare business on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers with particular regard to noise and activity

What decided it

The development would not result in material harm to the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers with regard to noise and activity, and would not harm the character of the surrounding residential area, justifying the grant of planning permission on ground (a).

Plan policies cited: Policy SD8

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