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Dismissed8 November 20233321300

Laurendale Farm, Fleming Field, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2JQ

Planning appeal 3321300 at Laurendale Farm, Fleming Field, Shotton Colliery, Durham, DH6 2JQ (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 8 November 2023 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would comply with the requirements under Article 3(1), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having particular regard as to whether the building was an agricultural building used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 20 March 2013.

prior notification for the change of use of an agricultural building to a dwelling

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Lancaster K
Postcode
DH6 2JQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed development would comply with the requirements under Article 3(1), Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO, having particular regard as to whether the building was an agricultural building used solely for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 20 March 2013

What decided it

The appellant failed to provide sufficient substantive evidence to demonstrate that the building was solely used for an agricultural use as part of an established agricultural unit on 20 March 2013, as required by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the GPDO.

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