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Five homes on Neasham farmland refused planning permission
Outline permission had been sought to create a small cul‑de‑sac of five four‑bed homes on a half‑hectare paddock off Sockburn Lane, but it was refused on March 31.
Planning officers said the greenfield site is outside Neasham’s development limits and is not earmarked for any new housing schemes.
Plans for five new homes have been refused by Darlington Borough Council. (Image: NQ)
They said it broke countryside and design rules and would nibble away at the open landscape behind the village.
The plot is on Neasham’s south-eastern edge, between Sockburn Lane and rising ground towards Neasham Hill, near two Grade II-listed buildings.
Planners said the set-back homes on higher ground behind an internal access road would look “suburban” and jar with Neasham’s main-street layout.
A previous plan for two homes on the same paddock was thrown out on appeal in 2014.
Officers said the same landscape and character problems remain, and the paddock is still not suitable for open-market or self-build homes.
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