Woodside, Sleetburn Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LQ

Planning appeal 3326796 at Woodside, Sleetburn Lane, Langley Moor, Durham, DH7 8LQ (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 8 September 2023 by Inspector Manchester S, 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 National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies.

replacement of former stable block with a new outbuilding with uses incidental to main dwelling house

Authority: Durham County Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Manchester S
Postcode: DH7 8LQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policies
The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness or other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development

What decided it

The proposal would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and therefore fails to meet the exception in NPPF paragraph 149(g) for redevelopment of previously developed land, constituting inappropriate development for which no very special circumstances exist.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 20Policy 10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 147Paragraph 149Paragraph 133

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