Jarrow Auction House, Former Park Methodist Church, Bede Burn Road, Jarrow, NE32 5AS

Planning appeal 3315326 at Jarrow Auction House, Former Park Methodist Church, Bede Burn Road, Jarrow, NE32 5AS (South Tyneside Council) was allowed on 21 September 2023 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

the demolition of former auction house (formerly Park Methodist Church) and construction of five apartments with under croft parking and associated works

Authority: South Tyneside Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrison F
Postcode: NE32 5AS

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's sensitive design response to the character and appearance of the area, combined with the moderate scale of loss of the fire-damaged non-designated heritage asset and the clear benefit of delivering five new homes on a previously developed site, outweighed objections and accorded with the development plan.

The moderate harm from loss of the fire-damaged non-designated heritage asset was outweighed by the benefit of delivering five new homes on a previously developed site in an accessible location and the proposal's positive design response to local character and appearance

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM1 of the South Tyneside Council Local Development Framework Development Management Policies (2011)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 203Paragraph 111Paragraph 11

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