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Dismissed5 June 20253360508

56 The Meadows, Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE28 7QA

Planning appeal 3360508 at 56 The Meadows, Wallsend, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE28 7QA (North Tyneside Council) was dismissed on 5 June 2025 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the provision of car parking, with regard to character and appearance and highway safety.

ground floor garage conversion

Authority
North Tyneside Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Harrison F
Postcode
NE28 7QA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the provision of car parking, with regard to character and appearance and highway safety

What decided it

The conversion would create a shortfall of two off-street parking spaces against the required standard, resulting in displacement parking that would obstruct the pavement and pose a danger to highway safety on a narrow road near a junction.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM6.1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57Paragraph 117

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