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Allowed8 September 20266010086

Pilmore Farm, Old Cassop, Durham, DH6 4QB

Planning appeal 6010086 at Pilmore Farm, Old Cassop, Durham, DH6 4QB (Durham County Council) was allowed on 8 September 2026 by Inspector Graham Wraight, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the landscape.

Erection of a livestock building

Authority
Durham County Council
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
agricultural
Inspector
Graham Wraight
Postcode
DH6 4QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the landscape

What decided it

The significant benefits of supporting the last working farm in Old Cassop, combined with economic benefits, animal welfare improvements, and substantial biodiversity net gain, clearly outweighed the limited and localised harm to the Area of Higher Landscape Value.

The benefits of supporting the agricultural business, economic benefits, animal welfare improvements, and biodiversity net gain clearly outweighed the limited and localised harm to the Area of Higher Landscape Value and the conflict with Policies 29 and 39 of the County Durham Plan 2020

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 10 of the County Durham Plan 2020Policy 29 of the County Durham Plan 2020Policy 39 of the County Durham Plan 2020

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