Planning appeal decision
Greencroft Farm, Middleton-By-Youlgrave, Bakewell, DE45 1LS
Planning appeal 3287372 at Greencroft Farm, Middleton-By-Youlgrave, Bakewell, DE45 1LS (Peak District) was dismissed on 15 March 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the landscape character of the area including the Middleton By Youlgrave Conservation Area.
Retrospective permission for change of use from agricultural land to a caravan site (10 pitches)
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- caravan-gypsy · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- DE45 1LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the landscape character of the area including the Middleton By Youlgrave Conservation Area
What decided it
The development causes harmful effects on the landscape character of the National Park and the significance of the Conservation Area that are not outweighed by the modest public benefits of tourism and farm income.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L1Policy RT3Policy L3Policy GSP1Policy DMR1Policy DMC3Policy DMC8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 176Paragraph 199Paragraph 200Paragraph 202
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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