®Planning appeal decision
Harper Hill House, Harper Hill, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S42 6QS
demolition of builders yard buildings and construction of 3 new dwellings and change of use of Coach House office building to a further dwelling
- Authority
- North East Derbyshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including any harm to openness, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policy
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness and any other harm would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal would have a greater visual impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would fail to meet the exception in paragraph 149(g) of the Framework, constituting inappropriate development for which very special circumstances do not exist.
The substantial weight given to harm to the Green Belt and the significant harm to character and appearance were not outweighed by the limited weight attributed to housing supply benefits, minimal economic and social benefits, and moderate weight given to reduced traffic movements, such that very special circumstances do not exist.
Framework references: 149, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy SS10, Policy SS9, Policy SDC3, Policy SDC12, Policy W1, Policy W2, Policy W12
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