®Planning appeal decision
51 Cornmoor Road, Whickham, GATESHEAD BOROUGH, GATESHEAD BOROUGH, NE16 4PU
the erection of a single use class C3, four bedroom residential dwellinghouse across two storeys, with a detached three bay garage block and associated landscaping and hard standings including the removal of seven non protected trees and one hedge and the replacement with six new trees to boundaries and 75 metres of native hedging and the formation or a 4.2 meter x 4.2 meter visibility to serve both the host and the new property
- Authority
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Harrison F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, including the Broom Lane/Whaggs Lane Area of Special Character (the ASC)
- highway safety
- surface water drainage
What decided it
The proposal's scale, massing and design would not sit comfortably within its surroundings and would cause harmful dilution of the Area of Special Character, contrary to development plan policies MSGP23 and MSGP24, and this harm could not be outweighed by the housing and economic benefits.
the benefits of housing delivery and economic benefits were insufficient to outweigh the harmful effect on the character and appearance of the Area of Special Character and conflict with the development plan
Plan policies cited: Policy MSGP23, Policy MSGP24, Policy MSGP15
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.