Planning appeal decision
111-115 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE
Planning appeal 6005950 at 111-115 Grainger Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 5AE (Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council) was dismissed on 24 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to noise and odour and the effect on the operation of an existing hot food business.
- Authority
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NE1 5AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to noise and odour and the effect on the operation of an existing hot food business
What decided it
The lack of adequate detail and clarity over which mitigation methods would be employed and their precise effect on noise and odour ingress, combined with the inherent difficulty of preventing odour permeation in an old building in such close proximity to an existing flue.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS14 of the Core Strategy and Urban Core PlanPolicy DM23 of the Development and Allocations PlanPolicy DM24 of the Development and Allocations Plan
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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