Planning appeal decision
Greenacre Farm, Walton Back Lane, Holymoorside, Walton, Chesterfield, S42 7LW
Planning appeal 3312857 at Greenacre Farm, Walton Back Lane, Holymoorside, Walton, Chesterfield, S42 7LW (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 6 July 2023 by Inspector Jones H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
demolition of existing building and construction of a new dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- S42 7LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- The effects of the development upon the local landscape
What decided it
The proposed development would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing building it would replace, and would represent high-quality design sympathetic to the local landscape character.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS10Policy SDC3Policy SDC12Policy NE1Policy NE2Policy BE3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 149Paragraph 174
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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