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Dismissed20 June 20233320857

Bracken Cottage, Bank Foot, Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PD

Planning appeal 3320857 at Bracken Cottage, Bank Foot, Shincliffe, Durham, DH1 2PD (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 20 June 2023 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.

the removal of porch and erection of two storey flat roofed and gabled extensions to front of property, and construction of dormer windows to the rear

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Wraight G
Postcode
DH1 2PD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness and purposes of the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the Conservation Area
  • Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would cause moderate harm to openness and purposes, combined with harm to the character and appearance of the host dwelling and Conservation Area, which is not clearly outweighed by the private benefit of improved internal living space.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 20Policy 29Policy 44
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 138Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 149Paragraph 202

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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