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Notice upheld26 February 20243327792

Land at Harthope Disused Quarry, Harthope Common, Harthope Head, Harthope Road, St Johns Chapel, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 1QB

Planning appeal 3327792 at Land at Harthope Disused Quarry, Harthope Common, Harthope Head, Harthope Road, St Johns Chapel, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL13 1QB (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 26 February 2024 by Inspector Cullen F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance (5 days) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

Without planning permission the material change of use of the disused quarries and agricultural common land on the Land to a mixed use of the site for motor sport and recreational vehicular activities and agriculture

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Cullen F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance (5 days) falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990

What decided it

The significant harm caused by motor sport and recreational vehicular activities to nationally and internationally designated sites on common land, combined with the public interest in expeditious compliance and the substantial time already elapsed, justified the 5-day compliance period as reasonable and proportionate.

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