Planning appeal decision
10 Osborne Avenue, Hexham, Northumberland, NE46 3JP
Planning appeal 3348560 at 10 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.
reroofing existing terraced house to improve thermal performance including new dormers to front and rear elevation, and insulating and cladding gable wall
- 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 unsympathetic rear dormer and gable end cladding outweighs the moderate public benefits of improved thermal efficiency.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy STP 4Policy QOP 5Policy HOU 9Policy QOP 1Policy QOP 2Policy ENV1Policy ENV 7Policy ENV 9Policy 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.
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