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Dismissed20 June 20223296969

Land to the South of 76 to 80 Newholme Estate, Station Town, Wingate, TS28 5EW

Planning appeal 3296969 at Land to the South of 76 to 80 Newholme Estate, Station Town, Wingate, TS28 5EW (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 20 June 2022 by Inspector Mulloy C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary in order to protect the character and appearance of the area.

change of use of building to residential property without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref DM/20/02300/FPA, dated 28 October 2020

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Mulloy C
Postcode
TS28 5EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 5 is reasonable and necessary in order to protect the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The 5m landscaping buffer is necessary to mitigate the visual and physical encroachment of the boundary wall, access road and domestic curtilage into the open paddock and to protect the character and appearance of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 6Policy 39Policy 41

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