®Planning appeal decision
Cocklebury House, West Lane, Dalton On Tees, Darlington, DL2 2PP
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
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.
Framework references: 80
Plan policies cited: Policy CP4, Policy H5
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