®Planning appeal decision
4 Dene View, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0GL
Planning appeal 3325098 at 4 Dene View, Backworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0GL (North Tyneside Council) was allowed on 8 December 2023 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on highway safety with regard to parking provision.
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable space
- Authority
- North Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- NE27 0GL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on highway safety with regard to parking provision
What decided it
The appeal site's location in an area with good accessibility, combined with the absence of compelling evidence of existing highway safety issues or unacceptable parking stress, meant the loss of the garage for parking would not cause unacceptable harm to highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9
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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