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Dismissed13 September 20233316040

Flourish Farm, Spondon Road, Derbyshire, Dale Abbey, DE7 4PQ

Planning appeal 3316040 at Flourish Farm, Spondon Road, Derbyshire, Dale Abbey, DE7 4PQ (Erewash Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2023 by Inspector Smith H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.

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
Postcode
DE7 4PQ

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GB5Policy 10Saved Policy H12Saved Policy GD5Erewash Core Strategy (2014)Erewash Borough Saved Policies Document (2008)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 150Paragraph 130

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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