®Planning appeal decision
Park House Farm Pilsley Road, Lower Pilsley, Chesterfield, S45 8DL
Planning appeal 3304735 at Park House Farm Pilsley Road, Lower Pilsley, Chesterfield, S45 8DL (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy for the area, with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside.
the residential development of four dwellings including the demolition of existing barn and ancillary farm buildings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- S45 8DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development is in a suitable location for housing having regard to the spatial strategy for the area, with particular regard to the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the countryside
What decided it
The proposal would cause harm to the character and appearance of the countryside by extending the ribbon of development and encroaching further into open countryside, conflicting with the spatial strategy and design policies of the development plan, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh this conflict.
The limited benefits of 4 new dwellings and short-term economic benefit from construction were outweighed by the conflict with the development plan and harm to the character and appearance of the countryside
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS2Policy SS1Policy SS9Policy SDC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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