®Planning appeal decision
Pavement Outside Greggs, Unit 2, Wellbar Central, 36 Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4TD
Planning appeal 3375213 at Pavement Outside Greggs, Unit 2, Wellbar Central, 36 Gallowgate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4TD (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2026 by Inspector Kempton N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the amenity of the street scene, with particular regard to the setting of listed buildings in the vicinity, including grade I listed Church of St Andrew, grade II listed Magnet Court/Andrew's House and numbers 1-15 Gallowgate.
installation of a modern, multifunction Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Kempton N
- Postcode
- NE1 4TD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the amenity of the street scene, with particular regard to the setting of listed buildings in the vicinity, including grade I listed Church of St Andrew, grade II listed Magnet Court/Andrew's House and numbers 1-15 Gallowgate
- the character and appearance of the wider area, with particular regard to the setting of the Central Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the setting and significance of the grade I listed Church of St Andrew and other heritage assets, when weighed against the public benefits and considered in the context of paragraph 212 of the Framework requiring great weight to conservation, was not outweighed by the benefits of the proposal.
The public benefits of providing free services including phone charging, internet access and a defibrillator did not outweigh the less than substantial harm at the lower end of the scale to the setting and significance of designated heritage assets, particularly given the requirement to give great weight to conservation of heritage assets.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy UC12 Urban DesignPolicy UC14 HeritagePolicy CS15 Place MakingPolicy DM16 Conservation and Enhancement of the Setting of Heritage AssetsPolicy DM20 Design
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 212
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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