Building North East Of 2 Low Friarside Lane, Burnopfield, NE16 6BR

Planning appeal 3365870 at Building North East Of 2 Low Friarside Lane, Burnopfield, NE16 6BR (Durham County Council) was allowed on 10 November 2025 by Inspector Clark L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the site is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy set out in the development plan, and accessibility to services and facilities.

replacement of an existing barn with a family home

Authority: Durham County Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Clark L
Postcode: NE16 6BR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the site is in a suitable location for housing, having regard to the spatial strategy set out in the development plan, and accessibility to services and facilities
If any harm is identified, whether that harm would be outweighed by the presence of a fallback position for alternative proposed developments

What decided it

The existence of extant Class Q prior approval permissions creating a fallback position for an equivalent number of dwellings with similar sustainability implications provided material considerations that outweighed the conflict with the development plan policies.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 10Policy 21Policy 26
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 58

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