Planning appeal decision
Town End Farm Ashbourne Road, Kirk Langley, Ashbourne, DE6 4NS
Planning appeal 3269559 at Town End Farm Ashbourne Road, Kirk Langley, Ashbourne, DE6 4NS (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 5 July 2021 by Inspector Ashworth S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
construction of new steel framed building for the housing of livestock
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kirk Langley Conservation Area and whether the proposal would preserve the setting of the grade II listed building, Meynell House
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the setting of the listed building Meynell House outweighed the limited economic benefits of the small-scale agricultural operation.
The limited public benefits of the proposal, comprising economic benefit from a small-scale agricultural operation and local community benefit from the sale of meat and produce, did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the setting of the grade II listed building, to which great weight must be given.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN1Policy EN11Policy EN24Policy EN27Policy ENV2Policy BUS2Policy HER2
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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