Planning appeal decision
6 Granville Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3PF
Planning appeal 3324323 at 6 Granville Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3PF (Middlesbrough Council *) was dismissed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
described as; ‘proposed change of use of part of residential property to form business unit, E(c)(ii) professional services - letting agent
- Authority
- Middlesbrough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- TS1 3PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposed development on bin/cycle store provision for the existing property
- Whether the proposed development would provide suitable bin/cycle store provision for the proposed use
What decided it
The proposed development would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the surrounding area through the introduction of modern commercial features that would be discordant with the traditional residential design of the area, and would fail to provide suitable bin store provision for the proposed commercial use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy DC1
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.
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