Planning appeal decision
High Bradley Farm, Pithouse Lane, Medomsley Consett, DH8 6RN
Planning appeal 6006334 at High Bradley Farm, Pithouse Lane, Medomsley Consett, DH8 6RN (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 11 June 2026 by Inspector J Symmons, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal falls within the scope of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015.
prior notification for the alteration of an existing highway to introduce passing places
- Authority
- Durham County Council
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- agricultural
- Inspector
- J Symmons
- Postcode
- DH8 6RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal falls within the scope of Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence that the land is used for the purposes of a trade or business as required by the GPDO definition of 'agricultural land'.
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