®Planning appeal decision
9 Osborne Avenue, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3JP
Planning appeal 3348367 at 9 Osborne Avenue, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3JP (Northumberland County Council) was dismissed on 9 December 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 and appearance of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hexham Conservation Area.
Convert loft into a bedroom with en-suite; 1 velux window front and rear; dormer windows front and rear. Remove a ground floor internal wall making an open plan dining kitchen area, brick up and remove rear door; replace with window and bifold door.
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- NE46 3JP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effects of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Hexham Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Hexham Conservation Area caused by the rear dormer's design, particularly the zinc skirt and overall complexity of the roofscape, outweighed the moderate public benefits of improved thermal efficiency and accommodation.
The moderate public benefits of improved thermal efficiency and accommodation were outweighed by the less than substantial harm to the conservation area, which the Inspector found to be a matter of considerable importance and weight given the statutory duty under section 72(1) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU 9Policy QOP 1Policy QOP 2Policy ENV1Policy ENV 7Policy ENV 9Policy STP 4Policy QOP 5Policy HNP2Policy HNP3Policy HNP1
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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