15 The Pastures, Lanchester, DH7 0BT

approval of reserved matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) relating to planning permission DM/16/00871/OUT for plot 14

Authority: Durham County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Hartley D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area with particular regard to scale and density
the living conditions of the occupiers of No 8 The Paddock in respect of outlook, light and privacy

What decided it

The established principle of residential development on the plot, combined with the acceptability of the scale and density in the context of other approved development on the wider site and the absence of material harm to neighbouring living conditions, justified allowing the reserved matters.

Framework references: 130

Plan policies cited: Policy 29 of the County Durham Plan 2020, Policy 31 of the County Durham Plan 2020, Policy LNP2 of the Lanchester Neighbourhood Plan 2019-2034

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