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Dismissed27 July 20266008827

15 Mossdale Grove, Guisborough, TS14 8JB

Planning appeal 6008827 at 15 Mossdale Grove, Guisborough, TS14 8JB (Redcar and Cleveland) was dismissed on 27 July 2026 by Inspector J Symmons, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on character and appearance.

change of use of land to form residential curtilage, part retrospective, with 1.8m close board timber fencing

Authority
Redcar and Cleveland
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
J Symmons
Postcode
TS14 8JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on character and appearance
  • the effect of the proposal on public safety and security
  • whether biodiversity net gain applies to the proposal

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the footpath caused by the projecting fence reducing the vegetated strip, combined with the failure to demonstrate compliance with statutory biodiversity net gain requirements, outweighed the limited considerations in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD4Policy SD3Policy N4
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135

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