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Dismissed7 October 20243341975

Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJ

Planning appeal 3341975 at Green Lane, Middlesbrough, TS5 7RJ (Middlesbrough Council *) was dismissed on 7 October 2024 by Inspector Bore J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the design and layout of the scheme.

the erection of a new discount foodstore (Use Class E) with access, car parking, landscaping and other associated works, including the closure of Thackeray Grove

Authority
Middlesbrough Council *
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
retail · Unknown
Inspector
Bore J
Postcode
TS5 7RJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the design and layout of the scheme
  • highway safety
  • whether the scheme would encourage non-car modes of travel

What decided it

The combined harm from the scheme's design and siting to the character of the area and conservation area, harm to neighbours' living conditions, and the creation of a significant pedestrian obstacle at the Green Lane access outweighed the benefits of the proposal.

The economic, employment and retail benefits of the scheme were outweighed by the harm to the character of the area including the conservation area, harm to neighbouring living conditions, and the pedestrian safety obstacle at the Green Lane access.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H1Policy CS13Policy DC1Policy CS4Policy CS5Policy CS19Policy CS18Policy CS18(e)Policy CS17

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