Planning appeal decision
Orchard Cottage, 23 Church Street, Spondon, DE21 7LL
Planning appeal 3286404 at Orchard Cottage, 23 Church Street, Spondon, DE21 7LL (Derby City Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 22 March 2022 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The visual effect of the proposed development and its effect on the Spondon Conservation Area.
to erect garden store building and allow the retention of existing containers for a period of not exceeding 6 months
- Authority
- Derby City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- DE21 7LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The visual effect of the proposed development and its effect on the Spondon Conservation Area
What decided it
The metal containers cause less than substantial but significant harm to the Conservation Area's character and appearance with no public benefits to outweigh this harm, whereas the proposed garden store building would preserve the Conservation Area's character and appearance as a domestic-scale outbuilding.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CP3(b)CP4CP20E18H16GD5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202Paragraph 134Paragraph 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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