®Planning appeal decision
LAND TO REAR / SOUTH-WEST OF 1-17 BROADWAY CIRCLE, BROADWAY CIRCLE (rear), BLYTH, NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, NE24 2PG
‘retrospective permission for demolition of vacant garages and proposed reuse of site for open storage & distribution use class B8 uses including the siting of moveable shipping containers (each container is 2.43m wide x 6.06m long x 2.59m high, not attached to ground and not attached to utilities) and erection of 3m high palisade fence and gates to boundary edges’
- Authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers with particular regard to overbearance, security, potential for crime and antisocial behaviour
- The effect of the proposal on highway and pedestrian safety
- The effect of the proposal on ecology with specific regard to trees
What decided it
The substantial harm to character and appearance combined with unresolved highway and pedestrian safety concerns regarding the delivery and positioning of shipping containers outweighed the moderate benefits of redeveloping an underutilised site.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy QOP1, Policy QOP2, Policy TRA2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.