®Planning appeal decision
Ainmoor Grange Caravan and Camping Park, Mickley Lane, Stretton, DE55 6ES
the siting of 40 no. holiday lodges together with the development of ancillary infrastructure and landscaping
- Authority
- North East Derbyshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
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.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy SS2, Policy SS9, Policy WC5, Policy WC6
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