Planning appeal decision
The Old Glassworks, Lemington Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8SX
Planning appeal 3338539 at The Old Glassworks, Lemington Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE15 8SX (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2024 by Inspector Worthington E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal provides a suitable form of development having regard to landscaping and green infrastructure.
‘erection of 16no. warehouse units for classes E(G), B2, and B8; associated external works; and the creation of a substation and meter rooms, and bin and bike stores’
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Worthington E
- Postcode
- NE15 8SX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal provides a suitable form of development having regard to landscaping and green infrastructure
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity
What decided it
The proposal would result in an unacceptable loss of priority habitat and biodiversity value, with inadequate on-site mitigation and an unsubstantiated off-site compensation package that failed to meet the tests for planning obligations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS Policy CS1CS Policy CS5CS Policy CS15CS Policy CS18DAP Policy DM20DAP Policy DM27DAP Policy DM28DAP Policy DM29
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 124Paragraph 180Paragraph 186
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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