®Planning appeal decision
Barn, Farnah Green Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2UP
Planning appeal 3269377 at Barn, Farnah Green Road, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 2UP (Amber Valley Borough Council) was allowed 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
Appeal A was allowed because the building is capable of conversion under Class Q without rebuilding beyond what is reasonably necessary; Appeals A and C were allowed because the domestication would be visually well-connected to an established residential environment and sensitive to the WHS setting, causing no harm; Appeal B was dismissed because the proposed extensions would be visually prominent, materially contrast with the vernacular character, and cause less-than-substantial harm to the WHS setting that outweighs the limited public benefits.
Appeal B: the less-than-substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area and the setting of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site, weighted with great weight to conservation, outweighed the small contribution to housing supply and limited economic benefits.
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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