Planning appeal decision
Land South West of Upperthorpe Road, Killamarsh, S21 1EQ
Planning appeal 3310461 at Land South West of Upperthorpe Road, Killamarsh, S21 1EQ (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 6 June 2023 by Inspector Butcher H, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the erection of up to 397 dwellings and associated access
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Butcher H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that the Green Belt element of the scheme (surface water attenuation works) constituted engineering operations that preserved openness and did not conflict with Green Belt purposes, so the development was not inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS10Policy LC1Policy LC2Policy ID10Policy ID1Policy ID3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 138Paragraph 100Paragraph 57
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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