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The House, Schoolhouse Lane, Byermoor, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5AN
Planning appeal 6003805 at The House, Schoolhouse Lane, Byermoor, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE16 5AN (Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 April 2026 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the development strategy for the area with regard to the location of housing.
demolition of existing buildings and erection of 4 no. dwellings with associated access, drainage and landscaping
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- NE16 5AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the development strategy for the area with regard to the location of housing
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The substantial adverse effect on highway safety arising from restricted visibility at the A692 junction, combined with the conflict with the development strategy regarding sustainable location of housing, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of 4 dwellings, environmental improvement, and social and economic benefits were afforded significant weight, but the substantial weight given to the conflict with development plan policies on sustainable development and highway safety, which align with the Framework, meant the harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS13 of the Core Strategy for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne (2015)Policy MSGP15 of the Gateshead Site Allocations and Development Management Policies - Making Spaces for Growing Places (2021)Policy CS17 of the Core Strategy for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne (2015)Policy CS18 of the Core Strategy for Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne (2015)Policy MSGP29 of the Gateshead Site Allocations and Development Management Policies - Making Spaces for Growing Places (2021)Policy MSGP37 of the Gateshead Site Allocations and Development Management Policies - Making Spaces for Growing Places (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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