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Allowed29 May 20263375121

The Bridge Inn, Whorlton, Barnard Castle, DL12 8XD

Planning appeal 3375121 at The Bridge Inn, Whorlton, Barnard Castle, DL12 8XD (Durham County Council) was allowed on 29 May 2026 by Inspector Edginton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the change of use of the Grade II listed Bridge Inn accords with local policy and national guidance, with particular regard to viability.

Change of use from public house to 1no. residential dwelling and erection of gate

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Edginton A
Postcode
DL12 8XD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the change of use of the Grade II listed Bridge Inn accords with local policy and national guidance, with particular regard to viability

What decided it

The Inn is no longer viable as a public house, and its optimum viable use is as a residential dwelling, with the public benefits of securing this use and maintaining the listed building outweighing the less than substantial harm to heritage significance.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
CDP Policy 6 g)Policy WP6
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 232Paragraph 88Paragraph 98Paragraph 215

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