®Planning appeal decision
Land to the Rear of 153 Sandbed Lane, Belper, DE56 0SL
Planning appeal 3269910 at Land to the Rear of 153 Sandbed Lane, Belper, DE56 0SL (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 28 June 2021 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework.
a single new dwelling
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- DE56 0SL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to relevant development plan policies and the provisions of the National Planning Policy Framework
- The effect on the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
- The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- If the proposal would be inappropriate development whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify it
What decided it
The substantial harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, combined with significant harm to openness and character and appearance, was not clearly outweighed by other considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist to justify the development.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and other identified harms were not clearly outweighed by the limited weight afforded to housing need, self-build potential, and other material considerations, and therefore very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN2Policy LS3Policy EN7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 145Paragraph 146Paragraph 213Paragraph 11
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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