Planning appeal decision
Middle Fields, Calf Fallow Lane, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1PF
Planning appeal 3337958 at Middle Fields, Calf Fallow Lane, Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, TS20 1PF (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 10 May 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the dwelling proposed having regard to relevant policies within the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
Erection of a single replacement dwelling
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- TS20 1PF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the dwelling proposed having regard to relevant policies within the development plan and the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effects of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal does not constitute a replacement dwelling under policy SD3 because a caravan is not a permanent building, and even if it were, the proposed dwelling would be materially larger than the existing caravan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SD3SD5SD8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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