Planning appeal decision
Dog And Gun Inn, Auton Stile, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7DB
Planning appeal 3332312 at Dog And Gun Inn, Auton Stile, Bearpark, Durham, DH7 7DB (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 7 June 2024 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the planning application was validly made in accordance with Article 7(3) of The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether existing and proposed elevation drawings were required particulars.
change of use of existing building from public house (sui generis) to form workspace (Use E) and bar/restaurant/café/retail (Use E) and associated external alterations
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- DH7 7DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the planning application was validly made in accordance with Article 7(3) of The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, specifically whether existing and proposed elevation drawings were required particulars
What decided it
The application lacked existing and proposed elevation drawings drawn to an identified scale, which are required particulars under Article 7(3) of The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015, and therefore the application was not validly made.
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