Planning appeal decision
Hawthorn Cottage, Five Acres, Stainton, Middlesbrough, TS8 9FD
Planning appeal 3338963 at Hawthorn Cottage, Five Acres, Stainton, Middlesbrough, TS8 9FD (Middlesbrough Council *) was dismissed on 20 June 2024 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location of the proposed development would be acceptable with particular regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Stainton and Thornton Conservation Area.
proposed annexe to rear garden area
- Authority
- Middlesbrough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- TS8 9FD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location of the proposed development would be acceptable with particular regard to the effect on the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Stainton and Thornton Conservation Area
What decided it
The substantial scale and isolated location of the proposed annexe would represent an incongruous encroachment into the rural fringe that would harm the character and appearance of the area and the significance of the conservation area, with limited public benefits insufficient to outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy E20Policy E22Policy DC1Policy CS4Policy CS5Policy ST1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 207Paragraph 208
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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