Fitzhugh Court, Barnard Castle, Cotherstone , Durham, DL12 9PP

failure to comply with conditions subject to which planning permission has been granted by the Council as Local Planning Authority: - Reference number - DM/14/01322/FPA Date granted - 28/05/2015 by appeal APP/X1355/W/15/3002666 Description of development - Erection of 8 no. dwellings. The following condition(s) have not been complied with: - Condition - 6 Implementation of approved landscaping scheme

Authority: Durham County Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thompson F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the conditions are necessary to preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Cotherstone Conservation Area

What decided it

The approved tree planting, whilst modest, is necessary to preserve and enhance the character and appearance of the Cotherstone Conservation Area, and the appellants provided no substantive evidence or public benefits to justify non-compliance with the landscaping condition.

Plan policies cited: Policy 29 County Durham Plan Adopted 2020, Policy 44 County Durham Plan Adopted 2020, Policy 39 County Durham Plan Adopted 2020, Policy 40 County Durham Plan Adopted 2020, Policy CNP7 Cotherstone Parish Neighbourhood Plan 2020-2035

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