Planning appeal decision
54 Grange Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS26 8JF
Planning appeal 3352563 at 54 Grange Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS26 8JF (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 18 March 2025 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the replacement windows would preserve or enhance the Conservation Area.
replacement of existing black UPVC casement windows with new black PVCU sliding sashes to front bay window and new footpath and paved garden to front
- Authority
- Hartlepool Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- TS26 8JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the replacement windows would preserve or enhance the Conservation Area
What decided it
The private benefits of the proposed uPVC windows (energy efficiency, cost savings, security) do not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the Conservation Area, to which great weight must be given.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HE1Policy HE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212Paragraph 215
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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