Planning appeal decision
Edmondsley Grange, Black House Lane, Edmondsley, DH7 6FG
Planning appeal 3304895 at Edmondsley Grange, Black House Lane, Edmondsley, DH7 6FG (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 10 January 2023 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.
change of use, conversion and extension of redundant stables building to create 1no. residential dwelling
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- DH7 6FG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the appeal property
- the effect of the proposal on the Area of High Landscape Value
What decided it
The significant extensions and alterations to the stable building would not respect its original character or enhance its immediate setting, and would harm the special qualities of the Area of High Landscape Value, in conflict with the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to warrant approval.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 p)Policy 21Policy 10 h)Policy 10 l)Policy 39Policy 43
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 80
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Durham County Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2023
- Dismissed22 October 20266007418Land to the West of St Michael's Rise, Hawthorn, SR7 8BY
- Allowed25 September 20266003865The Boathouse Inn, Elvet Bridge, Durham, DH1 3AF
- Dismissed16 September 202660059693 Roosevelt Road, Durham, DH1 1PS
- Dismissed16 September 20266004850119 Bradford Crescent, Durham, DH1 1HW
- Dismissed16 September 2026600449449 Annand Road, Durham, DH1 1PW
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®