®Planning appeal decision
Keepers Cottage, Mugginton Lane End, Weston Underwood, Ashbourne, DE6 4PP
Planning appeal 3263194 at Keepers Cottage, Mugginton Lane End, Weston Underwood, Ashbourne, DE6 4PP (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 July 2021 by Inspector Rann J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would be essential for the purposes of agriculture, having regard to local and national planning policy which seeks to restrict development in the countryside.
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- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rann J
- Postcode
- DE6 4PP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be essential for the purposes of agriculture, having regard to local and national planning policy which seeks to restrict development in the countryside
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal site and its surroundings, the character or appearance of the Ravensdale Park Conservation Area (RPCA), and the setting of the scheduled monument: 'Ravensdale deer park, lodge, mill and fishpond'
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating agricultural necessity, combined with less-than-substantial but unweighed heritage harm to the conservation area and scheduled monument setting, with no public benefits to justify the harm.
The less-than-substantial harm to the heritage assets (conservation area and scheduled monument setting) was not outweighed by any public benefits, and the development plan policies were not out of date, so the tilted balance did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN11Policy EN27Policy EN30Policy LS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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