Planning appeal decision
15 Clavering Road, Blaydon on Tyne, Gateshead, NE21 5HH
Planning appeal 3368606 at 15 Clavering Road, Blaydon on Tyne, Gateshead, NE21 5HH (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 October 2025 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposed use, having regard to the health of the local community.
Change of use of Premises to combined Café (Use Class E) and Hot Food Takeaway (Sui Generis) (Resubmission of previously refused application ref: DC/24/00414/COU)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- NE21 5HH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is in a suitable location for the proposed use, having regard to the health of the local community
What decided it
The site's location within convenient walking distance of a facility used by children and young people, combined with the high obesity rate in the ward and the clustering of existing hot food takeaways, makes it unsuitable for the proposed use in conflict with Policy CS14 and the SPD.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14
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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