Planning appeal decision
Bonny Brook, Horsleygate Lane, Holmesfield, S18 7WD
Planning appeal 3294467 at Bonny Brook, Horsleygate Lane, Holmesfield, S18 7WD (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 8 July 2022 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the relevant development plan policy.
the erection of a single storey outbuilding to provide 2no. stables and a tack room/store
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- S18 7WD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and the relevant development plan policy
- the effect of the proposed building on the character and appearance of the locality, including the Horsley Gate & Cordwell Conservation Area and the setting of the Peak District National Park
- if the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal qualifies as an appropriate facility for outdoor sport and recreation under NPPF paragraph 149(b), preserving Green Belt openness and not conflicting with its purposes, and the siting, scale and design are sensitive to the character and appearance of the locality and conservation area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149
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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