®Planning appeal decision
Land south of Woodland View, The Green, Egglescliffe, STOCKTON-ON-TEES, TS16 9DB
the conversion of 2 existing barns to 1 detached dwelling and 1 detached dwelling with attached annex, with demolition of existing huts
- Authority
- Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the preservation or enhancement of the Egglescliffe Conservation Area
- biodiversity, with particular regard to the extent of Biodiversity Net Gain
- the living conditions of the new occupiers, with particular regard to privacy
- the protected species of bats
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the Egglescliffe Conservation Area, when weighed against the public benefits of the proposal under Framework paragraph 215, outweighed those benefits, and the failure to demonstrate statutory Biodiversity Net Gain requirements.
The great weight given to the less than substantial harm to the Egglescliffe Conservation Area outweighed the moderate weight afforded to the public benefits of contributing 2 dwellings to housing supply and minor cumulative economic and social benefits, resulting in dismissal.
Framework references: 11, 16, 73, 125, 135, 187, 212, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy HE2, Policy SD8, Policy SD5, Policy ENV6, Policy ENV5, Policy SD3
Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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