Warring sides in a lengthy battle over a riverside flats development in Newcastle are now awaiting a critical verdict.
A dispute over the future of the vacant Plot 12 site on the Quayside shifted to the Court of Appeal on Friday, as developers try to get approval to build a 14-storey apartment building. The £40m plans had initially been rejected by Newcastle City Council in 2021, but have since been the subject of a protracted legal fight.
Developers Packaged Living and Robertson Property successfully challenged the council’s decision at a public inquiry last March, much to the dismay of neighbouring residents who have claimed the 289-flat block would “devastate” their living conditions. But that was quashed by a High Court ruling in November, where a judge ruled that planning inspector Claire Searson had made a legal error.
