Planning appeal decision
20 Diligence Way, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0RR
Planning appeal 3303988 at 20 Diligence Way, Stockton-on-Tees, TS16 0RR (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 October 2022 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
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- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area by introducing incongruous hard boundary treatment inconsistent with the prevailing open plan estate design, contrary to Policy SD8 and NPPF chapter 12.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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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