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Planning permission granted30 April 20243316944

Railway Street, Grasswell, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4DY

Planning appeal 3316944 at Railway Street, Grasswell, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 4DY (Sunderland City Council) was allowed on 30 April 2024 by Inspector Franks Z, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, the residential use of the land including the siting/stationing of touring caravans, the siting of structures including a metal storage container and portable toilet, the storage and stationing of vehicles including caravans, motorhomes and other motor vehicles, the erection of 2.7m high fencing and gates, the installation of water and electricity supplies and drainage pipework, the construction of a rock filled gabion structure at the northern end of the site

Authority
Sunderland City Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
caravan-gypsy · Major traveller and caravan pitches
Inspector
Franks Z
Postcode
DH4 4DY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of those occupying the site
  • the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties
  • the effect of the development on open space and nature conservation
  • the need for and supply of Gypsy and Traveller pitches
  • the personal circumstances of the site occupants

What decided it

the residential caravan use and ancillary elements accorded with Policy H4 and the PPTS given the identified Gypsy and Traveller need, whereas the palisade fence caused character harm and the storage use fell outside what had been applied for

the accordance of the residential caravan use with Policy H4, the PPTS and the development plan as a whole outweighed the identified harm from the perimeter fence, resulting in permission being granted for the residential element (subject to conditions) but refused for the fence and the outdoor storage use

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BH1Policy HS1Policy HS2Policy HS3Policy M3Policy L1Policy NE4Policy NE2Policy H4Policy H4.2

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