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Dismissed23 June 20233315217

Land to the West of Sainsburys Supermarket, Eleventh Avenue, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0JY

Planning appeal 3315217 at Land to the West of Sainsburys Supermarket, Eleventh Avenue, Team Valley Trading Estate, Gateshead, NE11 0JY (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the construction of a building for flexible employment- based development for B8 (Storage and Distribution) or as a Builders’' Merchant (Sui Generis), with associated hardstanding, parking and landscaping

Authority
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Major general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
NE11 0JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The efficient operation of the highway network and upon highway safety

What decided it

The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the loss of mature trees and the visual dominance of the proposed building's massing could not be outweighed by the limited benefits of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
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