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Former Newcastle Premier Ice Cream Company, Denton Grove, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2LS
Planning appeal 3314580 at Former Newcastle Premier Ice Cream Company, Denton Grove, Westerhope, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2LS (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 1 August 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide an adequate standard of residential accommodation for future occupiers with particular regard to noise, external amenity space and outlook.
Erection of two blocks of terraced houses comprising 9 units in total (C3 use) plus associated parking
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- NE5 2LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide an adequate standard of residential accommodation for future occupiers with particular regard to noise, external amenity space and outlook
- Whether the proposed development would provide disabled parking and cycle storage space to meet the needs of the development
What decided it
The proposed development would not provide an adequate standard of residential accommodation for future occupiers due to unmitigated noise from the adjacent Asda loading bay and insufficient external amenity space, contrary to the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14 of the Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead & Newcastle Upon Tyne 2010-2030 (2015)Policy DM20 of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030 (2020)Policy DM23 of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030 (2020)Policy CS13 of the Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead & Newcastle Upon Tyne 2010-2030 (2015)Policy CS15 of the Planning for the Future Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan for Gateshead & Newcastle Upon Tyne 2010-2030 (2015)Policy DM12 of the Newcastle Upon Tyne Development and Allocations Plan 2015-2030 (2020)
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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