Planning appeal decision
1 Sycamore Court, Road Leading To Rowley Farm, Rowley, Durham, DH8 9AD
Planning appeal 3314836 at 1 Sycamore Court, Road Leading To Rowley Farm, Rowley, Durham, DH8 9AD (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 22 June 2023 by Inspector Storey P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would comprise appropriate development having regard to its location in the countryside.
the construction of a 60ft x 40ft general agricultural building to be used for the storage of agricultural machinery and a workshop
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Storey P
- Postcode
- DH8 9AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would comprise appropriate development having regard to its location in the countryside
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding Area of Higher Landscape Value
What decided it
The proposal failed to accord with the development plan as a whole, conflicting with both the countryside development policy and the landscape value policy due to lack of justification for the scale of development and its harmful visual impact on the AHLV.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10Policy 29Policy 39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 15
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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