®Planning appeal decision
Highcroft Cottage, Park Head, MATLOCK, DE4 5GY
outline application for the erection of two dwellings on land adjacent to the existing entrance
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Russell M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would be sustainably located
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including landscape character
- whether the proposal would give rise to highway safety issues
What decided it
The proposal would not be sustainably located and would cause moderate harm to character and appearance, which adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of two dwellings in an area with a demonstrable five-year housing supply.
the adverse impacts of unsustainable location and moderate harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of two additional dwellings and modest economic benefits, particularly given the Council's demonstrated five-year housing supply and exceeded housing delivery targets
Framework references: 80, 11, 105, 130, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy EN1, Policy H5, Policy LS1, Policy EN7, Policy TP1, Policy NP1, Policy NP2, Policy NP3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.