Planning appeal decision
35 Pennal Grove, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5HP
Planning appeal 3361294 at 35 Pennal Grove, Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 5HP (Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 July 2025 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the stability of land with particular regard to the boundary retaining wall extension.
change of use of formal landscaping area to garden land associated with 35 Pennal Grove, including landscaping works
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- TS17 5HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the stability of land with particular regard to the boundary retaining wall extension
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupants at 27 Stanegate Avenue with particular regard to overlooking and privacy
What decided it
The development causes unacceptable harm to both land stability due to structural deficiencies in the extended retaining wall and to the living conditions of neighbours through increased overlooking and loss of privacy, neither of which can be adequately mitigated or justified.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 7Paragraph 57Paragraph 135Paragraph 187Paragraph 196Paragraph 197
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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