®Planning appeal decision
Barn at Oak Tree Farm, Nether Lane, Biggin, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3FP
Planning appeal 3268843 at Barn at Oak Tree Farm, Nether Lane, Biggin, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, DE6 3FP (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2021 by Inspector Coyne C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities.
change of use and conversion of a barn to a dwellinghouse
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Coyne C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal site is a suitable location for residential development having regard to the accessibility of services and facilities
- the effect of the proposed development on the rural character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The substantial harm to rural character and appearance combined with the unsustainable location in isolated countryside significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social and economic benefits.
the substantial harm from locating residential development in an unsuitable, unsustainable countryside location and the material harm to rural character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social and economic benefits
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy S4Policy PD1Policy HC8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 79Paragraph 78Paragraph 103Paragraph 8Paragraph 170
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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