Planning appeal decision
Rose Cottage and Ivy Cottage, Roston Inn, Mill Lane, Roston, DE6 2EE
Planning appeal 3299082 at Rose Cottage and Ivy Cottage, Roston Inn, Mill Lane, Roston, DE6 2EE (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was allowed on 18 November 2022 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed removal of condition 2 on the viability of Roston Inn.
Separation of ownership and operation of two holiday cottages from Roston Inn public house by removal of condition requiring cottages to be ancillary to the public house
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- DE6 2EE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed removal of condition 2 on the viability of Roston Inn
What decided it
The condition does not meet the six tests in NPPF paragraph 56 because it is not necessary to support the viability of the public house, as demonstrated by evidence that the public house has struggled regardless of the condition's existence.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC15Policy S4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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