Planning appeal decision
Barn Adjacent Walnut Barn, Ashover Hay, Chesterfield, S45 0HN
Planning appeal 3270199 at Barn Adjacent Walnut Barn, Ashover Hay, Chesterfield, S45 0HN (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 30 June 2021 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character.
mixed use building for tractor store, implement store and stable/tack room
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- S45 0HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including landscape character
What decided it
The development would result in unacceptable visual intrusion into the landscape and erosion of its distinctive features, conflicting with the development plan taken as a whole with no material considerations to indicate otherwise.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GS6 (New Development in the Countryside)Policy BE1 (General Design Principles)Policy NE1 (Landscape Character)Policy NE2 (Special Landscape Areas)Policy SS9 (Development in the Countryside)Policy SDC3 (Landscape Character)Policy SDC12 (High Quality Design and Place Making)Policy AP2 (Development Proposals outside the Limits to Development)Policy AP11 (Design)Policy AP13 (Landscape Character)Policy AP16 (Dry Stone Walls)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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