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Barn, Farnah Green Road, Farnah Green, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2UP
Planning appeal 3265035 at Barn, Farnah Green Road, Farnah Green, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2UP (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Chandler M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the 2015 GPDO; and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
The conversion of the disused agricultural barn to a one-bedroomed dwelling (C3), the provision of a new pedestrian link to the highway and the improvement of the existing vehicular access to meet the requirements of the Highway Authority, the provision of two car parking spaces, the provision for a garden area and the repair of existing boundary features and creation of new boundaries where necessary as shown on the plans accompanying the application
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Chandler M
- Postcode
- DE56 2UP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: whether the proposal would be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the 2015 GPDO; and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Appeals B and C: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
For Appeals A and C: the retention of sufficient original building fabric and the visual integration of the converted dwelling with the established residential character of the nearby settlement while remaining sensitive to the rural WHS setting. For Appeal B: the visual prominence and material incongruity of the proposed extensions causing less-than-substantial harm to the WHS setting that outweighed limited public benefits.
Appeal B: the less-than-substantial harm to the setting of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, weighted with great weight per paragraph 193 of the Framework, outweighed the limited public benefits of housing supply, economic benefits during construction and occupation, and bringing a derelict structure back into use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN29 of the Amber Valley Borough Local Plan (2006)Policy NPP3 of the emerging Belper Neighbourhood Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 196
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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