Planning appeal decision
41 Osborne Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1JS
Planning appeal 3308161 at 41 Osborne Avenue, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 1JS (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the area.
a change of use from six bedroom, three reception room Use Class C3 residential dwellinghouse across three levels to sui generis House in Multiple Occupation with no more than seven residents
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- NE2 1JS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family housing in the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the character of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties located along Osborne Avenue with particular reference to No. 42 in relation to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of a family house and contribute to an over-concentration of HMOs in an area where family housing remains suitable and desirable, conflicting with Policy CS9 and Policy SC1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS9Policy SC1Policy CS14Policy DM23Policy DM24
- 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.
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