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Allowed24 April 20243337719

35 Priory Avenue, Backworth, North Tyneside, NE27 0XL

Planning appeal 3337719 at 35 Priory Avenue, Backworth, North Tyneside, NE27 0XL (North Tyneside Council) was allowed on 24 April 2024 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in relation to on-street parking in the area.

Convert integrated garage into downstairs bedroom with associated works including removal of garage door, new block wall, window, insulation, flooring, internal partitioning, and knock-through from hallway

Authority
North Tyneside Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Storey P
Postcode
NE27 0XL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety and the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties in relation to on-street parking in the area

What decided it

The Inspector's site observations showing no current high level of parking demand in the area, combined with the availability of visitor parking bays and the spacious nature of the development, demonstrated that the loss of garage parking would not cause harm to highway safety or neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM6.1Policy DM6.2

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