Planning appeal decision
Alvin House, 9 South End, Hartlepool, TS25 1DB
Planning appeal 6002479 at Alvin House, 9 South End, Hartlepool, TS25 1DB (Hartlepool Borough Council *) was dismissed on 9 March 2026 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, bearing in mind it would be in the Seaton Carew Conservation Area and adjacent to Grade II listed buildings.
the erection of entrance porch and the erection of a fence (part retrospective)
- Authority
- Hartlepool Borough Council *
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- TS25 1DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area, bearing in mind it would be in the Seaton Carew Conservation Area and adjacent to Grade II listed buildings
What decided it
The scale and massing of the proposed porch would be a discordant and prominent feature that would harm the character and appearance of the conservation area and the setting of the listed buildings, and the public benefits did not outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HSG11Policy QP4Policy HE1Policy HE3Policy HE4Policy HE7
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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