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BBC News
02-07-2025
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Penshaw Monument cafe decision deferred
Revised plans for a cafe near a Grade I listed National Trust site have been put on hold to give developers more time to provide information to proposals, for a site at the foot of Penshaw Hill, near Sunderland, had attracted objections, including from the trust, and had been recommended for Green Property Developments Ltd withdrew plans for a pizza cafe at the same site in June last year after public latest proposals said the single-storey building would be "low-profile" and create 20 jobs, but Sunderland City Council planning officers described the facility as "inappropriate" within the green belt. The trust, which owns Penshaw Monument, has also objected citing "impact on the setting" and potential "unacceptable" ecological and traffic effects. 'Fair crack' At a meeting on Monday, the local authority's planning and highways committee voted to defer a decision on the Martin Haswell proposed the move in order to seek clarity on several refusal reasons he said had not been fully told the meeting: "I think given the opportunity that this developer wants to feel that they have had a fair crack of the whip and to put some additional detail in."I don't think it's unreasonable to offer a deferral so I'm prepared to propose one and if they can't answer the questions at least it can be said that we've heard them."Council planning officers said a "significant amount of time" had passed since the initial application was received and that even if the majority of refusal reasons were resolved, the principle of development would still be "unacceptable" in the view of the planning was also noted that if the application was refused, as recommended by council planners, the applicant would have the right of appeal to the Secretary of State. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
BBC News
30-06-2025
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- BBC News
Decision day for Penshaw Monument cafe plans
Revised plans for a cafe near a National Trust site are set to go before councillors proposals, for a site at the foot of Penshaw Hill, near Sunderland, have attracted objections, including from the trust, and are recommended for Green Property Developments Ltd withdrew plans for a pizza cafe at the same site in June 2024 after public fresh proposals state the single-storey building would be "low-profile" and would create 20 jobs, but council planning officers say the facility is "inappropriate" within the green belt. The National Trust, which owns Penshaw Monument, has also objected to the new proposals over "impact on the setting" and potential "unacceptable" ecological and traffic objections were submitted during a public consultation, raising concerns about increased litter and the number of cafes already operating in the said the building was "designed to be low profile and unobtrusive" and would not affect the number of visitors to Penshaw council planning officers said the development's "modern appearance" was "out of keeping and wholly incongruous" within a "traditional, sensitive rural setting".A committee report also stated the application had not provided enough information for ecological impacts to be fully assessed, or an appropriate level of planning officers would have typically made a decision on the application under delegated powers, the Local Democracy Reporting Service it was elevated to the Planning and Highways Committee because of high public interest. A decision is expected to be made on Monday evening. Follow BBC Sunderland on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
