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Dismissed13 November 20243346719

33 Oaklands Avenue, Norton, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 2PB

Planning appeal 3346719 at 33 Oaklands Avenue, Norton, Stockton-on-tees, TS20 2PB (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 November 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the proposed development upon the character of the area.

Split up existing HMO to Main house with 3 sleeping pods with shared lounge and kitchen

Authority
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jones H
Postcode
TS20 2PB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effects of the proposed development upon the character of the area
  • Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the occupiers of the bedsits with particular regard to their private internal space and, in specific respect to bedsit 2, light
  • The effects of the proposed development upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to levels of noise and disturbance
  • Whether parking provision would be acceptable having regard to highway safety

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan on multiple grounds—character harm, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, harm to neighbours' amenity, and unacceptable parking provision prejudicial to highway safety—with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh these conflicts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD8Supplementary Planning Guidance 4: High Density Development: Flats and ApartmentsSupplementary Planning Document 3: Parking Provision for Developments
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 115

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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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2024

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