®Planning appeal decision
Ship Inn, 50 High Street, Wolviston, Billingham, TS22 5JX
Planning appeal 3300682 at Ship Inn, 50 High Street, Wolviston, Billingham, TS22 5JX (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was allowed on 16 November 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of the use of the building as a public house would have any significant adverse impact on the cultural, social leisure and recreation needs of the local community.
conversion of Public House to 1 dwelling with a proposed detached garage to eastern boundary
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- TS22 5JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of the use of the building as a public house would have any significant adverse impact on the cultural, social leisure and recreation needs of the local community
- Whether there would be any adverse impact on highway safety
- Whether there would be any unacceptable impact on the living conditions of the occupier of 48 High Street with regard to privacy arising from the proposed balcony to the rear elevation
What decided it
The availability of equivalent alternative community facilities nearby satisfied the policy test for loss of a public house, and the modest scale of residential use would not create unacceptable impacts on highway safety or neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy TI2Policy TI1Policy SD3Policy SD8
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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