®Planning appeal decision
Land North of St Swithin's Church, Vicarage Close, Holmesfield, S18 7WT
Planning appeal 3265610 at Land North of St Swithin's Church, Vicarage Close, Holmesfield, S18 7WT (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 23 June 2021 by Inspector Ashworth S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy.
new scout headquarters to include scout hut and use of land for outdoor recreation
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent inappropriate development in the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Holmesfield Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would preserve the setting of St Swithin's Church
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The very substantial weight attributed to the benefits of providing a dedicated community facility for the scout group, which had been displaced from the village and lacked adequate local premises, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and limited reduction in openness, to which substantial weight must be given, was clearly outweighed by the very substantial benefits of providing a community facility for children, establishing very special circumstances to justify the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE11Policy BE9
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 146Paragraph 92
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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