Planning appeal decision
Plot 3 Manor Park, Rear Of Milbank Close, Land At The Fens, Hart Village, TS27 3BT
Planning appeal 3368059 at Plot 3 Manor Park, Rear Of Milbank Close, Land At The Fens, Hart Village, TS27 3BT (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 17 October 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed variation of condition No 1 would result in a planning condition that would be sufficiently precise and enforceable.
Section 73 application to vary condition 1 (approved plans) to allow for amendments to Plot 3 house type (revised roof design and increased height to garage to accommodate internal staircase and storage area)
- Authority
- Hartlepool Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- TS27 3BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed variation of condition No 1 would result in a planning condition that would be sufficiently precise and enforceable
What decided it
The proposed variation would introduce ambiguity and inconsistency between the revised plot-specific drawings and the retained street scene drawing that also depicts Plot 3, rendering the condition imprecise and unenforceable.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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