Planning appeal decision
Yarm Riding Centre, Glaisdale Road, Yarm, TS15 9RN
Planning appeal 3296940 at Yarm Riding Centre, Glaisdale Road, Yarm, TS15 9RN (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2022 by Inspector Nicholls H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposal on the character of the Green Wedge.
outline planning permission for demolition of existing bungalow (no. 68) and erection new residential dwellings on land at Yarm Riding Centre, Yarm, TS15 9RN
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Nicholls H
- Postcode
- TS15 9RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the character of the Green Wedge
- whether the access would be well-designed having regard to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 66 and 70 Mount Leven Road
- the effects of the proposal on the Habitats Sites
What decided it
The harm to neighbours' living conditions and the unresolved likely significant effects on the integrity of the Habitats Sites meant the scheme conflicted with the development plan, and this conflict was not outweighed by the public benefits.
the great weight attributable to the public benefits (housing delivery, affordable housing, open space and economic benefits) did not amount to a consideration of such materiality as to outweigh the conflict with the development plan
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV6Policy SD8Policy ENV5
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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