®Planning appeal decision
14 Elm Grove, Hartlepool, TS26 8LZ
Planning appeal 6008410 at 14 Elm Grove, Hartlepool, TS26 8LZ (Hartlepool) was dismissed on 17 September 2026 by Inspector Kate Williams, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed use on the character of the residential area.
Change of use from residential dwelling (C3) to supported living residential accommodation (C2) for up to 5 children with learning difficulties and complex care needs, including garage conversion, car parking, single storey in-fill extension and canopy
- Authority
- Hartlepool
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Inspector
- Kate Williams
- Postcode
- TS26 8LZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed use on the character of the residential area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- whether there are other considerations, including the provision of accommodation and care for disabled children, which outweigh any harm
What decided it
The recurring and concentrated pattern of vehicle movements, noise and activity immediately adjacent to No 12 during predictable staff shift changeovers would materially harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers to an unacceptable degree, and this harm substantially outweighed the social benefits of providing specialist accommodation for disabled children.
the substantial social benefits of providing specialist accommodation and care for disabled children were substantially outweighed by the very substantial harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through noise, disturbance and activity, together with conflict with development plan policy and Framework Policy DP3
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RC21Policy QP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 8
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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