Bid to build industrial units behind Travelodge is turned down
Patrick Cleary has been told his plans to develop a slice of Green Belt land behind the Travelodge, at Whitemare Pool, are inappropriate.
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Hide AdIn November, the Gazette revealed he wanted to boost small electrical and joinery businesses by creating six small works units – and had applied for planning permission.
But South Tyneside Council has ruled the development is out of keeping with the location.
Planners expressed concerns about slow-moving traffic from the site pulling onto the 70mph east-bound A194 Leam Lane.
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Hide AdSuffolk-based Mr Cleary had claimed the site would be perfect for small business operators such as small jobbing builders, painter and decorators, and vehicle mechanics.
It is accessed by a slip road onto the old Roman Road, behind the Shell petrol station.
The land has previously been used to store shipping containers but is currently vacant.