®Planning appeal decision
Budget Hostel at upper floors, 90-92 Shields Road, BYKER, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, NE6 1DS
change of use of first and second floors from flat in multiple occupation (class C4) to hostel use (providing no element of care (Sui generis) and alterations to rear elevation to provide double width roller shutter to access re- configured ground bin sore to serve all floors. without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2013/1625/01/DET, dated 23 December 2013
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Tinsley F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the removal of the conditions relating to the management of the hostel, including the requirement for 24-hour on-site supervision provided by a manned reception, would result in an unacceptable impact on crime and the fear of crime affecting both residents of the hostel and neighbouring occupiers
- Whether the removal of the conditions relating to the requirement for on-site management and the provision of appropriate facilities for the storage and handling of waste would ensure that adequate arrangements for the management and storage of refuse are maintained
What decided it
The significant incidence of crime and anti-social behaviour recorded at the hostel during the period when 24-hour on-site supervision was absent, combined with professional police assessment of risks including child sexual exploitation and violence against women and girls, justified retention of the management condition as necessary to render the development acceptable.
Framework references: 56, 57, 96, 117, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14, Policy CS15, Policy DM20, Policy DM10.1, Policy DM12.3, Policy DM34, Policy EN1.1, Policy H2, Policy T7.1
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