Planning appeal decision
3-4 Belle Vue Crescent, South Tyneside, NE33 4RD
Planning appeal 6005110 at 3-4 Belle Vue Crescent, South Tyneside, NE33 4RD (South Tyneside) was allowed on 6 July 2026 by Inspector F P Tinsley, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to disturbance.
Change of use from a residential dwelling (C3) to 6 bed, 6 person House in Multiple Occupation [HMO] (C4), provision of new and replacement windows and doors to rear and side elevations and new front rooflights
- Authority
- South Tyneside
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- F P Tinsley
- Postcode
- NE33 4RD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to disturbance
- parking provision and highway safety
- the integrity and relevant features of the Durham Coast Special Area of Conservation, the Northumbria Coast Special Protection Area, and the Northumbria Coast Ramsar Site
What decided it
The site's location within a mixed-use area rather than predominantly single-family housing, combined with the modest intensity increase compared to the previous two-flat use and the absence of unacceptable impacts on parking, highway safety or European protected sites, justified allowing the appeal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1Policy DM4Policy 16
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 116
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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