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Notice varied and upheld16 April 20243305045

Five Acres, North Side of Nettlebed Lane, Wind Mill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0PR

Planning appeal 3305045 at Five Acres, North Side of Nettlebed Lane, Wind Mill, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 0PR (Durham County Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 16 April 2024 by Inspector Robbie G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development alleged in the notice.

without planning permission, the material change of use of the Land from agriculture to a mixed use for the keeping of equines and dogs and for a mixed storage use for equestrian equipment/materials, vehicles, trailers, carts or traps, caravans and associated equipment and recreational use facilitated by caravans, and incidental structures and works

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
agricultural · Change of use
Inspector
Robbie G
Postcode
DL14 0PR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development alleged in the notice
  • The effects of the alleged development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and the surrounding countryside
  • Highway safety

What decided it

The cumulative effect of the mixed storage use, operational development and associated structures creates an inappropriate storage compound-like appearance in an open countryside setting that conflicts with development plan policies and cannot be justified on planning grounds.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CDP Policy 10CDP Policy 13CDP Policy 21CDP Policy 29CDP Policy 39CDP Policy 40

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