Land at Cartref, Cordwell Lane, Cordwell, Millthorpe, Derbyshire, S18 7WH

Authority: North East Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Hartley D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the unauthorised development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt
the effect of the breach of planning control on the character and appearance of the area including whether it preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Horsleygate and Cordwell Conservation Area
if the development is inappropriate in the Green Belt, 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 development

What decided it

The development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing significant harm to openness and character, and causes less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area through poor design and urbanisation of a rural setting, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

Framework references: 149, 150, 126, 202

Plan policies cited: SS9, SS10, LC5, SS1, SDC3, SDC5

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What an account adds

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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