Planning appeal decision
Golden Cottage Scarcliffe Lanes, Upper Langwith, Mansfield, NG20 9RQ
Planning appeal 3283765 at Golden Cottage Scarcliffe Lanes, Upper Langwith, Mansfield, NG20 9RQ (Bolsover District Council) was allowed on 3 May 2022 by Inspector Edginton A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether Condition 17 is reasonable and necessary with regard to the character and appearance of the conservation area.
Demolition of extensions to the original dwelling, two storey extension to the original dwelling and single storey attached garage, erection of front boundary wall and alterations to vehicular access, change of use of amenity land into residential curtilage and felling of three trees
- Authority
- Bolsover District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Edginton A
- Postcode
- NG20 9RQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether Condition 17 is reasonable and necessary with regard to the character and appearance of the conservation area
What decided it
The sensitive location of Golden Cottage within the conservation area, combined with the considerable increase in built form already permitted, makes it necessary to retain control over future development through a restriction on permitted development rights to safeguard the character and appearance of the conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS1Policy SS9Policy SC3Policy SC16
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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