Nunthorpe Grange, Nunthorpe, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS7 0PD

Erection of 69 residential dwellings with associated access, landscaping, and infrastructure

Authority: Middlesbrough Council *
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Dowsett J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue in this appeal is whether the proposed development makes suitable provision for alternative travel options to the private car and promotes alternative means of travel.

What decided it

Securing delivery of the footway/cycleway link between the appeal site and Nunthorpe Gardens, by condition, resolved the sole matter in dispute and brought the scheme into compliance with the development plan.

Framework references: 109, 115, 117, 58, 55

Plan policies cited: Policy H29, Core Strategy Policy CS4, Core Strategy Policy CS5, Core Strategy Policy DC1, HLP Policy H12, Core Strategy Policy C6, Policy MWP1

Judgments cited: DB Symmetry Ltd & another v Swindon Borough Council [2022] UKSC 33; Hall & Co Ltd v Shoreham by Sea UDC [1964] 1 WLR 20

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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