Planning appeal decision
14 Denewell Avenue, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HD
Planning appeal 3346054 at 14 Denewell Avenue, Low Fell, Gateshead, NE9 5HD (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Low Fell Conservation Area.
a loft conversion incorporating a dormer to rear
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Robbie K
- Postcode
- NE9 5HD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Low Fell Conservation Area
What decided it
The dormer would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the conservation area with no public benefits demonstrated to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy and Urban Core Plan Policy CS15Making Spaces for Great Places Policy MSGP24Making Spaces for Great Places Policy MSGP25
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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