Former Tapton City, City Farm, Off Dark Lane, Tapton, Chesterfield, S43 1QQ

Planning appeal 3298635 at Former Tapton City, City Farm, Off Dark Lane, Tapton, Chesterfield, S43 1QQ (Chesterfield Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 February 2023 by Inspector Thompson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable site for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the protection afforded to the functional aim of and openness provided by the Brimington and Tapton Strategic Gap.

2no. dwellings and garages

Authority: Chesterfield Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Thompson P
Postcode: S43 1QQ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable site for housing, having regard to the Council's spatial strategy and the protection afforded to the functional aim of and openness provided by the Brimington and Tapton Strategic Gap
The effect of the proposed dwellings on the rural character, form and setting of the site and its surroundings
The effect of the proposed access works on biodiversity, and the rural character and highway safety of Dark Lane
Its accessibility to services and facilities

What decided it

The proposed development would reduce openness within the Strategic Gap and cause significant detrimental effects on rural character through both the physical presence of the dwellings and the necessary access works, while being located such that occupants would be reliant on private motorised transport.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: CLP1CLP2CLP3CLP15CLP20
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 80Paragraph 105

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