Planning appeal decision
26 Kings Close, Lazenby, Middlesbrough, TS6 8FA
Planning appeal 3363621 at 26 Kings Close, Lazenby, Middlesbrough, TS6 8FA (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2025 by Inspector Robbie K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area.
a detached garage
- Authority
- Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Robbie K
- Postcode
- TS6 8FA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The prominent positioning of the garage within the open front garden and its hipped roof design would be incongruous with the established character of the residential close and would dominate the street scene.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD4
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Redcar and Cleveland
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2025
- Dismissed23 October 2026601483610 Hauxley Close, Redcar, TS10 2QT
- Dismissed21 September 2026600475210 Dew Lane, Ormesby, Middlesbrough, TS7 9AR
- Dismissed28 August 2026601137240 Ings Road, Redcar, TS10 2DF
- Dismissed13 August 2026600644150 Garnet Street, Saltburn by the Sea, TS12 1EN
- Dismissed27 July 2026600882715 Mossdale Grove, Guisborough, TS14 8JB
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®