®Planning appeal decision
Former Eston & California S. C., High Street , Eston, Redcar & Cleveland, TS6 9JD
change of use of former social club including first and second floor extensions and alterations to exterior to form 10 No. self contained apartments
- Authority
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the integrity of European sites, with particular regard to recreational disturbance and nutrient neutrality
- Whether the proposal would provide an appropriate housing mix, with regard to the relevant provisions of the development plan
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to bin storage and private amenity space
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate, beyond all reasonable scientific doubt, that the proposal would not have an adverse effect on the integrity of European sites due to insufficient nutrient credits and lack of a secured legal mechanism for recreational disturbance mitigation.
The modest benefits of housing supply, reuse of previously developed land, and contribution to local vitality were insufficient to outweigh the identified harm and development plan conflict arising from the failure to adequately mitigate effects on European sites.
Plan policies cited: Policy N4, Policy H5, Policy TA1, Policy SD4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.