Planning appeal decision
Bede House, 20 Stanhope Street, Arthurs Hill, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE4 6BH
Planning appeal 3375430 at Bede House, 20 Stanhope Street, Arthurs Hill, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, NE4 6BH (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 10 July 2026 by Inspector Kean G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, having regard to whether the 2011 permission for hot food takeaway use was lawfully implemented.
hot food takeaway
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Kean G
- Postcode
- NE4 6BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawful use or development was well-founded, having regard to whether the 2011 permission for hot food takeaway use was lawfully implemented
What decided it
The failure to discharge or comply with conditions precedent, particularly the requirement for an approved extraction flue system prior to commencement of the hot food takeaway use, and the absence of evidence of 10 years' continuous lawful use.
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