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Dismissed18 March 20243332091

42 Durham Road, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington, DL1 3LZ

Planning appeal 3332091 at 42 Durham Road, Coatham Mundeville, Darlington, DL1 3LZ (Darlington Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy and the effects of the development upon the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 2 No. new dwellinghouses for self or custom build. Segregation of existing access road with new highway connection

Authority
Darlington Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Jones H
Postcode
DL1 3LZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the development proposed having particular regard to the development plan's spatial strategy and the effects of the development upon the character and appearance of the area
  • the effects of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 40 and 42 Durham Road with particular regard to privacy and noise

What decided it

The proposal conflicts with the development plan's spatial strategy by locating housing outside Development Limits in the countryside without meeting the exceptional design criteria required by policies H6 and H7, and would cause harmful effects upon the character and appearance of the area.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SH1Policy H3Policy H6Policy H7Policy DC1Policy DC4Policy H8Policy ENV3

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