Planning appeal decision
Hoargate Lane, Hollington, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3AG
Planning appeal 3266851 at Hoargate Lane, Hollington, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3AG (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was allowed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant development plan policies and national guidance.
Erection of one new dwelling on land to the side of Reevsmoor (replacing an existing detached garage)
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- DE6 3AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent a suitable location for housing, having regard to relevant development plan policies and national guidance
- If found to be in conflict with the development plan, whether other material considerations would outweigh this conflict
What decided it
The effective re-use of brownfield land through infill development within an established group of dwellings, combined with positive social and economic benefits for rural communities, outweighed the conflict with the settlement strategy.
The harm from conflict with the settlement strategy was tempered by the infill nature of the development and absence of harmful landscape effects; this was outweighed by the significant material considerations of adding to rural housing stock, making effective re-use of brownfield land, and providing social and economic benefits to maintain rural community vitality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S2Policy S4Policy S9Policy HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 78
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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