®Planning appeal decision
Land at Backworth Business Park, Eccleston Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0RX
Planning appeal 6006322 at Land at Backworth Business Park, Eccleston Close, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE27 0RX (North Tyneside) was allowed on 23 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with regard to Green Infrastructure (GI), the Eccles Colliery Extension Local Wildlife Site (LWS), the North Tyneside Local Plan Wildlife Corridor and priority species.
Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 37 residential dwellings (Use Class C3(a)) with associated road infrastructure, car parking, gardens, landscaping and other ancillary works
- Authority
- North Tyneside
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NE27 0RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity, with regard to Green Infrastructure (GI), the Eccles Colliery Extension Local Wildlife Site (LWS), the North Tyneside Local Plan Wildlife Corridor and priority species
What decided it
The substantial housing benefits, including affordable provision to meet identified needs, combined with the acknowledged housing land supply shortfall and the absence of significant adverse effects on the integrity of the LWS under Framework Policy N6, outweighed the moderate localised biodiversity harm and development plan conflict when applying the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The benefits of approving the proposal (37 dwellings including 9 affordable units, economic benefits, contribution to housing land supply shortfall of 2.82 years) would not be substantially outweighed by the adverse effects (moderate localised harm to biodiversity, fragmentation of habitats and wildlife links, conflict with development plan policies DM5.2, DM5.5, DM5.7, DM5.9, S5.4), when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5.2Policy DM5.5Policy DM5.7Policy DM5.9Policy S5.4Policy S7.1Policy DM7.2Policy DM7.5Policy DM4.7
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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