Planning appeal decision
Kentisbury, The Spital, Yarm, Cleveland, TS15 9EU
Planning appeal 3336079 at Kentisbury, The Spital, Yarm, Cleveland, TS15 9EU (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 May 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the design of the proposal would be acceptable, and the effects of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.
the splitting of the building "Kentisbury" into six self contained apartments
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- TS15 9EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the design of the proposal would be acceptable, and the effects of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the future occupiers of proposed apartments with particular reference to their access to private outside space
What decided it
The external staircase proposed to provide access to first floor apartments would be a large, utilitarian, unconventional and unsympathetic addition to Kentisbury that would represent poor design and harmfully affect the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD8
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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