Twelve Garages Rear of
Middlesbrough planners reject proposal for garages!
The site is located on land to the rear of properties on Newstead and
The proposal subject of this application is for the erection of 12No. flat roof garages arranged around a central access court.
Surrounding occupiers were consulted with the following objections and concerns received:
-loss of trees and shrubs
-Highway Safety
-noise and light pollution
-loss of security
-Increase in crime and damage
-devaluation of property
-potential use for commercial purposes
-site should be landscaped by Council
-parking issues should have been resolved more quickly by the Council
-effect on air quality
The Planning Committee’s Decision:
The proposed development is considered excessive because it would increase the intensity of development on the site and thus increase the level of traffic generation. This would be to the detriment of the amenity of nearby occupiers by reason of the noise and nuisance created by vehicles using the adjacent alleyways and in particular the use of the existing alleygates. All of this would be in conflict with policy DC1 (test c-amenity) of the Middlesbrough Development Plan.
INFORMATIVE Planning permission was refused for the development because it was not in accordance with Section 38(6) of the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 or the policies of the Middlesbrough Development Plan set out below or all material considerations, including Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) and the particular circumstances summarised below:- DC1 - General Development In reaching the decision the Planning and Development Committee were mindful of the particular circumstances of this application, namely that having carried out a Committee site visit members were fully conversant with the details of the application, the configuration of the site and its relationship with the nearby residential occupiers. Members also had the opportunity to examine its operation of the alleygates in their existing condition and the impact on the adjoining residents. Members considered the proposal was excessive because it would increase the level of development on the site and this would have the potential for more traffic generation. Such vehicles would perforce have to use the existing alleyways for access and this would in turn result in increased use of the alleygates. These gates currently create a nuisance for adjoining occupiers and the nuisance would be exacerbated by the additional traffic attached to the application site.
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Middlesbrough planners reject proposal for garages
Jun 14 2010 by Sandy McKenzie, Evening Gazette
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