Agenda item

Report of the Service Director, Climate Change, Compliance, Planning & Transport

Application: DC/24/00207/FUL

Address: 85 – 99 Woodbine Street, Gateshead, NE8 1ST

Applicant: Rabbi S Edry

Proposal: Construction of residential college and dwelling for college principal.

Speakers and details of any additional information submitted: A verbal update was provided to confirm that 8 letters of recommendation were received, not 7.

Rabbi S Edry spoke in favour of the application.

RESOLVED:

(i)            That the application be refused for the following reasons:

1

The design of the proposed development by virtue of its scale, massing,  materials, and position within the street scene would result in an incongruous feature that would cause significant harm to the established character of the area. The proposal would therefore harm the character and appearance of the area, contrary to the NPPF and policies CS15 and MSGP24 of the Local Plan for Gateshead.

2

The proposed development would have a detrimental impact on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties due to the noise and activity generated by the development.  Whilst insufficient information has been provided to fully assess the potential for internal noise transfer, there are no reasonable mitigation measures that could be put in place to control noise and disturbance generated outside the building as a result of the significant number of people, and associated servicing and delivery requirements that this scale of development would generate.  The focus of activity onto the back lane, in very close proximity to residential properties on Claremont Place exacerbates these impacts.

The use of obscured glazing to habitable rooms (i.e. the bedrooms in the residential college) would prevent the occupiers of those rooms from having an outlook, resulting in substandard living conditions.  Internal natural light levels may also be unacceptably restricted.

Consequently, both existing neighbours and future occupants would be prevented from having a good standard of living conditions, contrary to the NPPF and policies CS14 and MSGP17 of the Local Plan for Gateshead.

3

Insufficient information has been submitted to allow the Local Planning Authority to fully assess the acceptability of the car parking space to the dwelling or whether the servicing vehicles can enter and leave the site in a forward gear.  It is considered that reversing high sided vehicles would pose a significant risk to pedestrians and cyclists.  The application does not demonstrate that the development would be in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework and Policies CS13 and MSGP15 of the Local Plan for Gateshead.

4

Insufficient information has been submitted to allow the Local Planning Authority to fully assess the drainage requirements of the development or the potential risk to flooding.  The application does not demonstrate that the development would comply with the National Planning Policy Framework and policies CS17 and MSGP29 of the Local Plan for Gateshead.

Application: DC/24/00327/HHA

Address: Bankfield, Strathmore Road, Rowlands Gill, NE39 1HX

Applicant: Mr & Mrs Sloan

Proposal: Single storey rear and side extension, demolition of the existing garage and erection of new outbuilding (as amended 02.07.24)

Speakers and details of any additional information submitted: There were no verbal updates or speakers.

RESOLVED:

(i)            That the application be granted subject to the following conditions

The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved plan(s) as detailed below – (as amended 02.07.24)

100-01- REV1 - Site Location Plan

200-01- REV6 - Proposed Site Plan

210-01- REV6 - Proposed House Ground Floor Plan

210-02- REV4 - Proposed House Ground Floor Plan w-demo

210-03- REV4 - Proposed House Roof Plan

210-04- REV6 - Proposed Garden Room Floor Plan

210-05- REV6 - Proposed Garden Room Plan w-demo

210-06- REV5 - Proposed Garden Room Roof Plan

220-01- REV3 - Proposed House South Elevation

220-02- REV5 - Proposed House North Elevation

220-03- REV5 - Proposed House East Elevation

220-04- REV5 - Proposed House West Elevation

220-05- REV4 - Proposed Garden Room Elevations

Arboricultural Impact Assessment – Dated 30th April

Tree Protection Plan – Dated 30th April

Tree Survey – Dated 30th April

1

Any material change to the approved plans will require a formal planning application to vary this condition and any non-material change to the plans will require the submission of details and the agreement in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to any non-material change being made.

2 

The development to which this permission relates must be commenced not later than 3 years from the date of this permission.

3 

The development hereby permitted shall be constructed entirely of the materials detailed on Proposed Plans 1:50.

4.

No development or other operations shall commence on site in connection with the development hereby approved, (including, soil moving or any operations involving the use of motorised vehicles or construction machinery) until the approved tree protection scheme is implemented. Once implemented the fencing must be retained intact for the full duration of the development and there shall be no access, storage, ground disturbance or contamination within the protected areas without the prior written approval of the local planning authority.