®Planning appeal decision
Flourish Farm, Spondon Road, Derbyshire, Dale Abbey, DE7 4PQ
change of use and alterations to an agricultural building to form three dwellings
- Authority
- Erewash Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not 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 effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- whether the proposal would result in the loss of an employment generating use
- the effect of the proposal on living conditions of future occupiers
- whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and character and appearance, and the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development do not exist as the identified harms are not clearly outweighed by other considerations.
Framework references: 147, 148, 150, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy GB5, Policy 10, Saved Policy H12, Saved Policy GD5, Erewash Core Strategy (2014), Erewash Borough Saved Policies Document (2008)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.