Planning appeal decision
Christmas Cottage Church Lane, Kirk Langley, Ashbourne, DE6 4NG
Planning appeal 3291303 at Christmas Cottage Church Lane, Kirk Langley, Ashbourne, DE6 4NG (Amber Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 5 September 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of a new dwelling in this location.
‘Outline Permission sought for the principle of constructing a new dwelling with all matters reserved’
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- DE6 4NG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of a new dwelling in this location
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Kirk Langley Conservation Area
What decided it
The site falls within the built framework of Kirk Langley and the proposal accords with the up-to-date KLNDP Policy HOUS2, which resolves any conflict with the older AVBLP Policy H4 in favour of the KLNDP.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- AVBLP Saved Policy H4KLNDP Policy HOUS2AVBLP Saved Policy EN27KLNDP Policy HER2KLNDP Policy ENV2AVBLP Saved Policy EN7AVBLP Saved Policies LS3 and H12KLNDP Policy HOUS4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 174
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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