Planning appeal decision
Thorncroft, Lower Hague, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 3AP
Planning appeal 3312138 at Thorncroft, Lower Hague, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 3AP (High Peak Borough Council) was dismissed on 3 October 2023 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate was well founded, turning on whether the site of the proposed development fell within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse 'Thorncroft'.
the removal of an existing outbuilding and the erection of a new outbuilding comprising a motorbike store, garden store and workshop, and the creation of additional hardstanding in the form of permeable gravel which will serve as access to the new outbuilding
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- SK22 3AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's decision to refuse to issue a certificate was well founded, turning on whether the site of the proposed development fell within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse 'Thorncroft'
What decided it
The proposed development site, being physically distant from the dwelling, separated by fencing and a narrow access strip, and located within a larger field not intimately associated with the dwellinghouse, fell outside the curtilage of Thorncroft and therefore could not benefit from permitted development rights.
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