Both developers of the Sniperley Park site near Durham City have now formally withdrawn their appeals against the non-determination of their original proposals for the site. The Inspector had refused permission for the developers’ later revisions to be considered within the appeals process, and there was considerable local support for Durham County Council’s resolve to […]
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Map (simplified) of proposed Sniperley development – © CC BY-SA OpenStreetMap contributors The two developers of the huge Sniperley Park housing site north of Durham City are taking Durham County Council to appeal for allegedly delaying a decision on their planning applications. County Durham Green Party has been highly critical of the developers’ plans in […]
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Green belt land by PxHere Plans to build 470 houses on former Green Belt land near Durham City have been branded woefully inadequate in addressing the climate emergency by County Durham Greens. Members have submitted strong objections to the plans. A decision on the plans is listed for October. Fiona Shenton, Coordinator of County Durham […]
Map (simplified) of proposed Sniperley development – © CC BY-SA OpenStreetMap contributors While the UK government is sued over its net-zero strategy plans, County Durham Greens are busy fighting to make County Durham sustainable by objecting strongly to plans for 2,400 homes on green belt land. Opposition to green belt plans Sniperley Park, Bent House […]
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