Moor Lodge Sugworth, Bradfield, SHEFFIELD, S6 6JA

creation of driveway for dwelling with associated works (including boundary treatments and detailed landscaping scheme). Scheme includes change of use of land to domestic and is partially retrospective

Authority: Peak District
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Cragg D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development having regard to local planning policies
the effect of the proposed development on the landscape character and scenic beauty of the Peak District National Park
the effect of the development on the integrity of sites of national and international importance for nature conservation and biodiversity

What decided it

The development conflicts with the development plan on three grounds—inappropriate location in the Natural Zone without exceptional circumstances, harmful effect on landscape character and scenic beauty, and insufficient information to assess impacts on designated nature conservation sites—with no material considerations to outweigh these conflicts.

Plan policies cited: Policy DS1, Policy L1, Policy DMC2, Policy GSP1, Policy GSP3, Policy DMC3, Policy DMT8, Policy L2, Policy DMC11, Policy DMC12

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
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