Elstob Hall Farm, Road Leading To North Farm, Great Stainton, Durham, TS21 1NH

Planning appeal 3357301 at Elstob Hall Farm, Road Leading To North Farm, Great Stainton, Durham, TS21 1NH (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector McDonagh C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed appeal building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses; and the effect of the proposal on the setting of an adjacent Grade II listed building.

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Authority: Durham County Council
Appeal type: other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: McDonagh C
Postcode: TS21 1NH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would preserve the Grade II listed appeal building or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses; and the effect of the proposal on the setting of an adjacent Grade II listed building.

What decided it

The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of the proposal.

The less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets, given considerable importance and weight, was not outweighed by the limited public benefit of improved thermal performance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: policy 44
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 215

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