Land adjacent and at the rear of 23 Station Road, Blackhall Rocks, TS27 4AR

the demolition of existing domestic detached garage and redevelopment of a brownfield site with 4no. detached houses

Authority: Durham County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Robbie K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to the provision of outdoor amenity space
Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers and the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties with particular regard to outlook and privacy

What decided it

The proposal would provide insufficient outdoor amenity space for future occupiers, failing to meet the Council's Residential Amenity Standards and conflicting with the development plan.

Framework references: 12

Plan policies cited: Policy 6, Policy 29, Policy 31

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