Low Throston House, The Bungalow, Netherby Gate, Hartlepool, TS26 0LF

Planning appeal 3323428 at Low Throston House, The Bungalow, Netherby Gate, Hartlepool, TS26 0LF (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) known as Low Throston deserted medieval village.

Change of use of land to extend curtilage of 1 no. dwelling approved under H/2021/0215 and to enclose land into residential curtilage

Authority: Hartlepool Borough Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Taylor K
Postcode: TS26 0LF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the setting of the Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM) known as Low Throston deserted medieval village

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance and setting of the Scheduled Ancient Monument, with no public benefits advanced to outweigh it, rendered the proposal unacceptable.

The less than substantial harm to the Scheduled Ancient Monument was weighed against the personal benefits to the occupiers, which were found insufficient to outweigh the identified harm and absence of public benefits

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy HE1Policy QP4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 189Paragraph 194Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202Paragraph 180Paragraph 181

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