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Dismissed5 August 20253360074

Land off Stokesley Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NB

Planning appeal 3360074 at Land off Stokesley Road, Nunthorpe, Middlesbrough, TS7 0NB (Middlesbrough Council *) was dismissed on 5 August 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area.

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Authority
Middlesbrough Council *
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Other Major Developments
Inspector
Storey P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would have an acceptable effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposed development would lead to harmful effects on highway safety or the function of the public highway

What decided it

The conflict with the development plan arising from the proposal's failure to meet the high design expectations set out in Policy CS5, Policy H29, the Nunthorpe Grange Design Code, and the Nunthorpe Design Statement, particularly regarding the scale, massing, and utilitarian appearance of the building in a key gateway location.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy H29Policy CS5Policy DC1Policy CS4Policy CS18
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 116

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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