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Dismissed22 July 20223294790

Moorhay Farm , High Lane , Wigley, S42 7JJ

Planning appeal 3294790 at Moorhay Farm , High Lane , Wigley, S42 7JJ (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 22 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 proposed development includes the provision of three temporary pods located on an existing campsite field that has established access and parking for the purposes of tourist accommodation, designed in response to available guidance’. [sic]

Authority
North East Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hitchcock R
Postcode
S42 7JJ

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 proposal on ancient woodland
  • 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 conflicts with NPPF paragraph 180(c) and development plan policies protecting irreplaceable ancient woodland habitats, as the siting poses potential adverse effects on the woodland's long-term health and ecological value without demonstration of wholly exceptional circumstances or suitable compensation strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 180Paragraph 13

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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