®Planning appeal decision
Jarrow Auction House, Former Park Methodist Church, Bede Burn Road, JARROW, NE32 5AS
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
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
Framework references: 203, 111, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DM1 of the South Tyneside Council Local Development Framework Development Management Policies (2011)
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.