®Planning appeal decision
The Old Yacht Club, Ferry Road, HARTLEPOOL, Durham, TS24 0AE
demolition of the existing structure and the construction of artificial nesting structures for kittiwakes and associated infrastructure
- Authority
- Hartlepool Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hunt S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would result in the unacceptable loss of employment land, and whether the presence of additional kittiwake would have adverse effects on existing and future industrial activities on surrounding land uses at Hartlepool Port
- Effects on living conditions and local amenity with particular reference to noise from additional kittiwake
- Effects on the character and appearance of the area including the setting of nearby heritage assets
What decided it
The requirement for kittiwake compensation as a condition of the Hornsea Three Development Consent Order, combined with the negligible loss of employment land relative to overall supply and the absence of significant adverse effects on amenity, heritage or port operations, justified allowing the appeal.
Framework references: 11, 56, 57, 181, 185, 187
Plan policies cited: Policy LS1, Policy EMP4a, Policy QP4, Policy QP6
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.