®Planning appeal decision
Land At Sniperley Park , Pity Me , Durham, DH1 5DZ, DH1 5RH
Demolition of existing buildings adjacent to B6532 and outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for access) for a maximum of 1,550 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), a local centre (Use Classes E and F2), public house (Use Class Sui Generis) and primary school (Use Class F1), compensatory improvements to the Green Belt, associated infrastructure and landscaping . Summary of Recommendation: That the appeal be allowed
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Hockenhull H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Masterplanning, provision and timing on infrastructure (Appeals A, B and D)
- Sustainable transport (Appeals A, B and D)
- Education (Appeals A, B and D)
- District heating (Appeals A, B and D)
- Affordable housing (Appeal D)
- Heritage (Appeals B, C and D)
- Ecology
- Poor design, overdevelopment and car parking (Appeal D)
- Highway safety
- Other issues (Appeals A, B and D)
What decided it
The proposals were found to accord with the development plan as a whole (principally CDP Policy 5), and the substantial benefits of housing and economic delivery outweighed the limited landscape harm identified.
Significant weight benefits (housing, affordable housing, economic benefits) plus moderate and limited weight benefits outweighed the limited weight landscape harm, leading to permission being granted for each appeal.
Framework references: 11, 55, 56, 57, 147
Plan policies cited: Policy 4, Policy 5, Policy 15, Policy 19, Policy 21, Policy 22, Policy 24, Policy 25, Policy 26, Policy 27, Policy 29, Policy 35, Policy 36, Policy 39, Policy 40, Policy 41, Policy 44, Policy 45, Witton Gilbert NP Policy 2, Witton Gilbert NP Policy 3, Witton Gilbert NP Policy 6, Witton Gilbert NP Policy 7, Witton Gilbert NP Policy 11
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.