Planning appeal decision
50 Lanercost Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2DJ
Planning appeal 3352310 at 50 Lanercost Drive, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE5 2DJ (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 10 March 2025 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the amenity of the occupiers of 52 Lanercost Drive with particular regard to outlook and light.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- NE5 2DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the amenity of the occupiers of 52 Lanercost Drive with particular regard to outlook and light
What decided it
The proposed extension would have a materially harmful impact on the amenity of the occupiers of the neighbouring property by virtue of loss of outlook and light, conflicting with Policy DM23 of the Development and Allocations Plan and Paragraph 135 of the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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