Planning appeal decision
1 The Pastures, Clough Dene, Tantobie, Stanley, Durham, DH9 9PN
Planning appeal 3306183 at 1 The Pastures, Clough Dene, Tantobie, Stanley, Durham, DH9 9PN (Durham County Council) was allowed on 21 July 2023 by Inspector Brooker M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: Whether or not the details submitted in respect of conditions 4 and 6 are sufficient to allow the conditions to be discharged.
Change of use of stable building to residential development (use class C3) for one single storey dwelling with associated landscaping and access
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Brooker M
- Postcode
- DH9 9PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: Whether or not the details submitted in respect of conditions 4 and 6 are sufficient to allow the conditions to be discharged
- Appeal B: The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The appeal scheme would harm the character and appearance of the area by introducing domestic paraphernalia in open countryside, failing to enhance the building's setting, and contributing to settlement coalescence, contrary to the currently adopted County Durham Plan policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 6Policy 10Policy 29
- 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.
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