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Dismissed16 September 20253363413

Woodside Lodge Caravan Site, Durham Road, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3LJ

Planning appeal 3363413 at Woodside Lodge Caravan Site, Durham Road, Wheatley Hill, Durham, DH6 3LJ (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 16 September 2025 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.

change of use of land to caravan/motorhome touring site at Woodside Lodge Caravan site

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Francis M
Postcode
DH6 3LJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • whether the site is suitable for the proposed development having regard to its accessibility
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the landscape
  • whether it satisfies biodiversity net gain (BNG)

What decided it

The cumulative effect of severe highway safety concerns, unsustainable accessibility reliant on private vehicles, harm to landscape character in a designated area, and failure to secure adequate biodiversity net gain meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh the harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 10Policy 21Policy 8Policy 29Policy 39Policy 41
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 187

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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