Staindrop Parish Council

Planning Applications Summary Listing

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Applicatio Planning Ref n Listed Consultation Durham County Council Applicant Address Description of works Parish Council submission Number validation Building deadline Status / Date date Staindrop C of E Staindrop C of E Primary School, Swan Wynd, DM/20/03202/FPA 11/11/20 Installation of artificial playing pitch No 07/12/20 Primary School Staindrop DL2 3NL (supports) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and whilst generally supporting it would like the following four concerns to be addressed: 1. The Parish Council considers the proposed traffic calming measures (chicane AND speed cushions) to be excessive. Whilst accepting that calming measures are required, the Parish Council suggests that the use of chicanes is sufficient. Speed cushions are notorious for creating noise nuisance and the Parish Council feels that this measure would be detrimental to neighbouring properties. 2. The Parish Council suggests that the developer be required to convert (part of) the large grass Approval of Reserved Matters (Appearance, verge at the corner of Sudburn Avenue / Cleatlam Lane to off-street parking. There are at least two Land to the south of Sudburn Avenue, Staindrop DM/20/02899/RM 28/10/20 Landscaping, Layout and Scale) of planning permission No 04/12/20 properties on Sudburn Avenue which currently have no off-street parking provision; if these residents Pending consideration DL2 3JY DM/18/02721/OUT for erection of 48no. Dwellings were able to park cars off-street, then this would alleviate the obstruction of the road and thus also reduce the need for excessive traffic calming measures (see above). 3. The Parish Council highlights that there is only one property in Staindrop of brick construction, and suggests that brick construction for the proposed dwellings is not in keeping with the character of the village. 4. The Parish Council notes with regret that there is no play provision included in the proposed development. The Parish Council believes that play provision should be included on the site and suggests that a possible location for this is between the new entrance road to the site and the southern boundary of the site. Replace asbestos roof files to front and rear with (Supports) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and supports it, with no further DM/20/02876/FPA 14/10/20 Zetland House, 8 West Terrace, Staindrop DL2 3JS Yes 18/11/20 Pending consideration natural Spanish slate comment to make. Replace asbestos roof files to front and rear with (Supports) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and supports it, with no further DM/20/02877/LB 14/10/20 Zetland House, 8 West Terrace, Staindrop DL2 3JS Yes 18/11/20 Pending consideration natural Spanish slate comment to make. The Old School House, 28 Front Street, Staindrop DL2 Erection of 2no. Sheds to rear garden (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and takes a neutral stance on it, DM/20/02672/FPA 05/10/20 Mr Andrew Thompson No 18/10/20 Pending consideration 3NH (retrospective) with no further comment to add. 2 Old School Courtyard, Swan Wynd, Staindrop DL2 DM/20/02657/FPA 14/10/20 Mr Chris Bird Retrospective shed in garden No 05/11/20 (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and takes a neutral stance on it. Pending consideration 3AT (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and the majority of councillors are Mr Colin and Mrs Anne- DM/20/01392/FPA 15/06/20 Leadgarth, 10 Dovecote Street, Staindrop DL2 3NA Single storey extensionNo No 09/07/20 neutral about it. The Council would like to see that, if approved, conditions are included about the use Approved 20.8.20 Marie Kerley of materials appropriate to the Conservation Area.

Staindrop Parish Council planning applications Page 1 of 4 Summary Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and objects to it in view of the development's divergence from numerous Development Plan policies and the Parish Council's doubts about the legality of the enabling development aspect.

The Parish Council is concerned about the objective of the proposal being the enabling of heritage works at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, facilitated through a Section 106 agreement. According to Historic England, "enabling development is development that would be unacceptable in planning terms but for the fact that it would bring public benefit sufficient to justify it being carried out and which could not otherwise be achieved." Stringent criteria must be met for enabling development to be permitted and the Parish Council is aware of a few: addressing inherent needs of the place, rather than the needs of the owner; that sufficient subsidy is not available from any other source; that the development is the minimum to achieve the objective and doesn't harm any other public interest; and unless the public benefit of securing the heritage asset decisively outweighs the disbenefits of breaching other public policies. The Parish Council believes that the Raby Estates/Lichfield application documents, whilst very professionally argued, are advocacy and not statements of fact.

Staindrop Parish Council believes that the proposed development is contrary to several policies in the emerging County Durham Plan - policy 10 (development in the countryside), policy 11 (rural housing and employment exception sites), policy 14 (development of agricultural land) and policy 40 (landscape) and suggests that, with all these potential contradictions/contraventions, the 'enabling development' link with Raby Castle becomes a crucial factor. The erection of 72 residential dwellings (Use Class C3) associated infrastructure and DM/20/01185/FPA 13/05/20 Raby Estates Land to the west of Grice Court, Staindrop DL2 3PH No 16/06/20 The Parish Council urges the Planning Authority to carefully consider a key question, vis a vis, is the Pending consideration landscaping and demolition of on-site buildings and structures future conservation proposal for Raby Castle a material planning consideration which should govern the determination of this planning application? A legal test was developed in 1981 and has been widely used since - the Newbury case - which stipulates that the conditions imposed meet three criteria: that the proposal must be for a planning purpose and not an ulterior one, that they must fairly and reasonably relate to the development permitted, and that they must not be so unreasonable that no reasonable planning authority could have imposed them.

Please refer to three Supreme Court cases since 2009 in which material planning considerations were key - Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Wolverhampton City Council (2010) ('there must be a real rather than a fanciful connection between the onsite and offsite benefits of the development'), - Wright v Resilient Energy Severndale Ltd (2019) ('no connection between the development on the site and the public interest'), and - Aberdeen City Planning Authority v Elsick Development Company (2017) (equating perhaps to 'buying and selling of planning permission for sites 1.5 miles apart').

The Parish Council requests that Planning Committee members conduct a comprehensive site visit prior to making their decision on the application. The Parish Council suggests that a Planning Committee site visit also considers the issue of pedestrian access from the proposed development to the centre of the village and the fact that the current condition of the footpaths is not conducive to increased and easy use. An accessible pedestrian route to the primary school would address some concerns over traffic and parking around the school.

Internal alterations including a loft conversion DM/20/00663/LB 11/03/20 Mrs Alison McHugh 25 North Green, Staindrop DL2 3JN Yes 07/04/20 (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and has no comment to make. Approved 30.4.20 and roof lights on the rear elevation

DM/19/03367/FPA 11/02/20 Mr John Tallentire 71 Winston Road, Staindrop DL2 3NR Canopy over front door (retrospective) No Not available Approved 12.3.20

Listed Building application for repair and Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and supports it, with no further comment to DM/19/01499/LB 22/10/19 Mr Elizabeth Cronin SPAR, 3 North Green, Staindrop DL2 3JN maintenance works to front of building including Yes 12/11/19 Approved 20.1.20 make. new signage

Replace windows, doors, patio doors to the rear DM/19/02954 16/09/19 Scarlett Reeves Cleveland House, 9 South Green, Staindrop DL2 3LD No 09/10/19 (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and has no comment to make. Approved 28.10.19 and additional first floor window

Single storey extension, replace pitched roof DM/19/02336/FPA 07/08/19 Mr Ian Gray Marwood House, Ladyclose Croft, Staindrop DL2 3LU with flat roof, changes to fenestration and No 17/09/18 (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and has no comment to make. Approved 1.10.19 erection of workshop

DM/19/02154/FPA 12/07/19 Mr & Mrs Robertson Ashfield House, 52A Winston Road, Staindrop DL2 3NN Rear single storey garden room extension No 02/08/19 None. Approved 15.8.19

Ewbanke Old Hall, 20A Front Street, Staindrop DL2 Listed building consent for replace front door, DM/19/02137/LB 02/07/19 Mr John Wain 3NH Yes 29/07/19 N/A Withdrawn 2.8.19 reintroduction of window and porch to side

Ewbanke Old Hall, 20A Front Street, Staindrop DL2 Replace front door, reintroduction of window and DM/19/02136/FPA 02/07/19 Mr John Wain Yes 29/07/19 N/A Withdrawn 2.8.19 3NH porch to side

Staindrop Parish Council planning applications Page 2 of 4 Summary Listed Building application for replacement windows, replacement of rooflights and DM/19/01966/LB 20/06/19 Sherwood House, 35 Front Street, Staindrop DL2 3NB installation of 2no further rooflights, renewal of Yes 15/07/19 (Neutral) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and has no comment to make. Approved 24.6.20 SVP; alterations to gate post and replacement of gate and internal works

Musgrave House East, 7 South Green, Staindrop DL2 DM/19/01570/LB 06/06/19 Mrs Fiona Beadnell Listed Building application for replacement door Yes 02/07/19 (Support) Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and has no comment to make. Approved 22.7.19 3LD

Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and wishes to object to the application on Listed Building application for extension to the the grounds of side/rear of dwelling, demolition of existing a) the disproportionately large size of the proposed dwelling; DM/19/01290/LB 01/05/19 Mr Aidan Hamilton 13 West Terrace, Staindrop DL2 3JS extension; re-locate garden well, erection of Yes 30/05/19 b) the fact that the proposed dwelling is out of character with its surroundings in a conservation area; Approved 20.9.19 garage. New dwelling and garage within rear and garden. c) the poor access from the development onto Moor Road, which it is believed could cause a major hazard and add to existing congestion close to a key road junction.

Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and wishes to object to the application on the grounds of Extension to the side/rear of dwelling, demolition a) the disproportionately large size of the proposed dwelling; of existing extension; re-locate garden well, DM/19/01389/FPA 02/05/19 Mr Aidan Hamilton 13 West Terrace, Staindrop DL2 3JS Yes 31/05/19 b) the fact that the proposed dwelling is out of character with its surroundings in a conservation area; Approved 20.9.19 erection of garage. New dwelling and garage within rear garden. and c) the poor access from the development onto Moor Road, which it is believed could cause a major hazard and add to existing congestion close to a key road junction.

DM/19/00859/FPA 25/03/19 Will Witchell 3 Office Square, Staindrop DL2 3NF Extension of car park No 18/04/19 Neutral, ‘no comment to make’ Approved 17.5.19

Staindrop Parish Council has considered this application and, whilst noting the position, Teesdale Heritage Land south of Woodcroft Farm, Moor Road, Staindrop Erection of 2no storage buildings and 3no poly size and number of poly tunnels, would like the Planning Authority to ensure that this DM/19/00461/FPA 20/02/19 No 20/03/19 Approved 18.4.19 Trees DL2 3LQ tunnels size of structure and number of poly tunnels is maintained. If the number and/or size was larger, the Parish Council would strongly object.

Listed Building application for installation of DM/19/00498/LB 15/02/19 Mrs Jane Ford 11 North Green, Staindrop DL2 3JN Yes 12/03/19 Neutral, ‘no comment to make’ Approved 4/4/19 secondary glazing to 3no rear windows DM/19/00269/FPA 26/01/19 Mr Danial Hawksby 2 Sudburn Avenue, Staindrop DL2 3JX Two storey and single storey extension to rear No 20/02/19 None Approved 20/3/19 DM/18/03649/AD 03/01/19 1 Duke Street, Staindrop DL2 3LX Erection of sign No 28/01/19 Neutral, ‘no comment to make’ Approved 27.2.19 Staindrop Parish Council has no objections in principle to the application. Because of the size and DM/18/03244/FPA 15/11/18 Morton House, Moor Road, Staindrop DL2 3LQ Erection of agricultural building No 06/12/18 scale of the development, however, we wonder if consideration might be given to some tree planting Approved 10/1/19 as part of the proposal so as to ameliorate the impact of the development. DM/18/02892/TCA 19/09/18 1 Ladyclose Croft, Staindrop DL2 3LU T1 Willow - fell in conservation area No 16/10/18 None Raised no objection 12/10/18 I write to advise that Staindrop Parish Council has no objections in relation to the above application. The only issue the Parish Council would wish to raise relates to play provision for children at the west end of the village where the development will be located. There is currently a play area at the Land to the south of Sudburn Avenue, Staindrop DL2 Outline up to 50no dwellings, all matters eastern end of Staindrop, but this is some distance away and during the local consultation on the Approved subject to 106, DM/18/02721/OUT 10/09/18 No 15/02/19 3JY reserved except access development, the Parish Council asked the developer to consider provision of a play area/equipment 13/7/20. on a triangle of land at the south-eastern end of the development. The Parish Council would ask whether there is scope for some Section 106 monies to be allocated specifically for this purpose at this location. Discharge of condition 9 (contaminated land Site of former nursery garden, Stangarth Lane, DRC/18/00333 21/08/18 verification report) of planning application DM/ No 19/09/18 None Approved 28/9/18 Staindrop DL2 3LR 15/03923/FPA) DM/18/02542/PA 17/08/18 New View, Staindrop DL2 3JT Agricultural storage building No 25/10/18 I write to advise that Staindrop Parish Council has no objections to the above planning application Approved 12/11/18 DM/18/02321/FPA 01/08/18 13 South Terrace, Staindrop DL2 3LB Single storey extension to side and rear No 30/08/18 Please note that Staindrop Parish Council has no objections to the following application Approved 18/9/18 Discharge of Conditions 3 (materials) pursuant DM/18/00288 18/07/18 Moor Close Farm, Moor Road, Staindrop DL2 3LQ No Not available None Approved 7/9/18 to permission DM/18/01209/FPA Prior approval is required DM/18/02038/PNA 06/07/18 New View, Staindrop DL2 3JT Agricultural storage building No Not available None 31/7/18 Prior notification for the demolition of 2no byres, Prior approval not required DM/18/02077/PND 05/07/18 Moor Close Farm, Moor Road, Staindrop DL2 3LQ No 02/08/18 None shed and hen house 31/7/18 DM/18/01822/FPA 16/07/18 1 Duke Street, Staindrop DL2 3LX Change of use to A1 with ancillary seating No 16/08/18 Please note that Staindrop Parish Council has no objections to the following application Approved 10/9/18 DM/18/01818/FPA 26/07/18 5 Winston Court, Staindrop DL2 3PF Two storey side extension No 17/08/18 None Approved 14/9/18 I refer to the above application and write to confirm that Staindrop Parish Council has no objections DM/18/01685/LB 15/06/18 12 West Terrace, Staindrop DL2 3JS Retention of door and two windows to front Yes 09/07/18 Approved 26/7/18 to the proposal. Ewbanke Old Hall, 20A Front Street, Staindrop DL2 DM/18/01644/LB 31/05/18 Conservatory and porch to rear Yes 26/06/18 None Approved 25/7/18 3NH Ewbanke Old Hall, 20A Front Street, Staindrop DL2 DM/18/01643/FPA 31/05/18 Conservatory and porch to rear Yes 26/06/18 None Approved 25/7/18 3NH The Parish Council has no objections in principle but notes that this development seeks to more DM/18/01209/FPA 24/04/18 Moor Close Farm, Moor Road, Staindrop DL2 3LQ Conversion of garage and extension to dwelling No 15/05/18 Approved 19/6/18 than double the size of the current dwelling.

Staindrop Parish Council planning applications Page 3 of 4 Summary Replacement of two sash windows to north DM/18/01080/LB 19/04/18 1 South Green, Staindrop DL2 3LD elevation and two sash windows to east Yes 15/05/18 The Parish Council has no objections. Approved 14/6/18 elevation

Staindrop Parish Council planning applications Page 4 of 4 Summary