®Planning appeal decision
Ainmoor Grange Caravan and Camping Park, Mickley Lane, Stretton, DE55 6ES
Planning appeal 3278881 at Ainmoor Grange Caravan and Camping Park, Mickley Lane, Stretton, DE55 6ES (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 28 January 2022 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the location is suitable for the proposed development, with particular regard to the Council's Spatial Strategy.
the siting of 40 no. holiday lodges together with the development of ancillary infrastructure and landscaping
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- DE55 6ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the location is suitable for the proposed development, with particular regard to the Council's Spatial Strategy
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The imposition of a 28-day occupancy limit condition ensures the development constitutes holiday accommodation falling within the categories of countryside development permitted by Policy SS9, thereby making the location suitable and the proposal acceptable in principle.
The benefits of tourism-related visitor accommodation in the countryside, secured by an enforceable occupancy condition, outweighed any concerns about the scale of the scheme, given the effective mitigation of landscape and visual impact through retention and enhancement of vegetation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS2Policy SS9Policy WC5Policy WC6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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