Cocklebury House, West Lane, Dalton On Tees, Darlington, DL2 2PP

Planning appeal 3270757 at Cocklebury House, West Lane, Dalton On Tees, Darlington, DL2 2PP (Richmondshire District Council *) was allowed on 2 September 2021 by Inspector Cross D, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to development plan policy, to meet an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker.

erection of bungalow with private garage in connection with a proposed smallholding without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 3/1/39B, dated 5 September 1962

Authority: Richmondshire District Council *
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: agricultural · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cross D
Postcode: DL2 2PP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary, having regard to development plan policy, to meet an essential need for a dwelling to accommodate a rural worker

What decided it

The absence of any ongoing functional or physical link between the appeal dwelling and a rural enterprise, combined with evidence that any wider need for rural worker housing could be met by existing open market housing.

The conflict with Policy CP4 (an open market dwelling beyond Development Limits) was outweighed by the finding that the occupancy condition served no essential need for rural worker housing, leading the Inspector to conclude the condition was unreasonable and unnecessary.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CP4Policy H5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80

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