Planning appeal decision
Biggin Farm, New Brancepeth, Durham, DH7 7HQ
Planning appeal 3326505 at Biggin Farm, New Brancepeth, Durham, DH7 7HQ (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 12 February 2024 by Inspector Shields T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the alleged matters constitute a breach of planning control.
without planning permission, the operational development consisting of the unauthorised alteration of agricultural building, that being the installation of pre-cast concrete panels to infill between the steel frame supports
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Shields T
- Postcode
- DH7 7HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the alleged matters constitute a breach of planning control
What decided it
The scale, appearance and method of attachment of the concrete panels constitute building operations and structural alterations that materially affect the external appearance of the building, requiring planning permission which was not obtained.
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