Amberley House, Stocksfield Post Office, Main Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7HJ

Planning appeal 3300472 at Amberley House, Stocksfield Post Office, Main Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7HJ (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 6 September 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether sufficient information is available to enable a determination to be made in relation to any impact on biodiversity with particular regard to bats or nesting birds.

change of use of the first floor to create two units of holiday accommodation and associated external alterations to the building

Authority: Northumberland County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Burnham T
Postcode: NE43 7HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether sufficient information is available to enable a determination to be made in relation to any impact on biodiversity with particular regard to bats or nesting birds
Whether adequate levels of on site parking can be provided
Whether the positioning of air conditioning units would have any unacceptable impact on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and future occupiers at the appeal site

What decided it

The failure to provide completed bat activity surveys meant the presence or absence of protected species could not be established, preventing proper assessment of mitigation measures and conflicting with development plan policies ENV1 and ENV2.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: ENV1ENV2TRA2TRA4QOP2POL2

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