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Dismissed11 August 20266006359

The Copse, Foxes Row, Brancepeth, DH7 8DH

Planning appeal 6006359 at The Copse, Foxes Row, Brancepeth, DH7 8DH (Durham County Council) was dismissed on 11 August 2026 by Inspector M J Francis, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring properties with regards to noise and disturbance.

retrospective application for change of use from domestic garage to pilates studio with retrospective extensions at side and rear

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
leisure-sport
Inspector
M J Francis
Postcode
DH7 8DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring properties with regards to noise and disturbance
  • whether the appeal site provides a suitable location for the proposed use

What decided it

The significant numbers of vehicle movements and associated noise and activity generated by the pilates studio are incompatible with the location within a discrete residential development served by a restrictive access road, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that no suitable alternative locations exist in accordance with the sequential test.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 6Policy 31Policy 9
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 91Paragraph 212

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