Planning appeal decision
27 Rise End, Middleton, Matlock, DE4 4LS
Planning appeal 3277234 at 27 Rise End, Middleton, Matlock, DE4 4LS (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 2 November 2021 by Inspector Taylor K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Middleton Conservation Area.
erection of timber garden office to enable working from home
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Taylor K
- Postcode
- DE4 4LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Middleton Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial but nonetheless significant harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area, when weighed against limited public benefits and considered in the context of the statutory duty to preserve or enhance the heritage asset, outweighed any justification for the development.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance, given considerable weight through the statutory duty to preserve or enhance, outweighed the limited public benefits of enabling home working.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PD1Policy PD2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 16
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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