®Planning appeal decision
116 Woodbine Avenue, Wallsend, North Tyneside, NE28 8HE
Planning appeal 3339421 at 116 Woodbine Avenue, Wallsend, North Tyneside, NE28 8HE (North Tyneside Council) was dismissed on 17 June 2024 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of living for its occupants, with particular regard to its internal layout.
change of use from dwelling apartment to 7 Bed HMO
- Authority
- North Tyneside Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- NE28 8HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of living for its occupants, with particular regard to its internal layout
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, and the fear of crime
- Whether the development would achieve sustainable mixed communities, with particular regard to housing mix
What decided it
The proposal would provide inadequate living conditions for occupants and would adversely affect neighbouring living conditions through increased noise, disturbance, and fear of crime, contrary to development plan policies and the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM4.10 a)Policy DM6.1 f)Policy DM4.5 f)Policy DM4.10 b)Policy DM4.5Policy DM4.10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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