®Planning appeal decision
38 Baring Street, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE33 2DR
Planning appeal 3323713 at 38 Baring Street, South Shields, South Tyneside, NE33 2DR (South Tyneside Council) was allowed on 22 November 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is consistent with the requirements of the development plan in respect of the Council's approach to managing the provision of larger HMOs having particular regard to any cumulative impacts.
change of use from Bed and Breakfast (Use class C1) to 10-bedroom HMO (Use class Sui Generis)
- Authority
- South Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- NE33 2DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is consistent with the requirements of the development plan in respect of the Council's approach to managing the provision of larger HMOs having particular regard to any cumulative impacts
- the effect of the development on European sites
What decided it
The long-term previous use of the property as a boarding house (permitted for 12 guests in 1990) and subsequent HMO use since 2007 meant the development would not generate materially greater activity than had existed historically, combined with the absence of substantive evidence linking the development to specific amenity harms or cumulative impacts.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4Policy EA3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 182
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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