Planning appeal decision
Fallgate Mill Hockley Lane, Ashover, Chesterfield, S45 0ER
Planning appeal 3318383 at Fallgate Mill Hockley Lane, Ashover, Chesterfield, S45 0ER (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 9 February 2024 by Inspector Manchester S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Fallgate Mill, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses.
to reinstate a ground floor window that was filled in during the 1980's restoration of a listed building
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Manchester S
- Postcode
- S45 0ER
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Fallgate Mill, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses
What decided it
The proposal fails to preserve the special interest of the Grade II listed building due to the inauthentic scale and siting of the proposed window and the inadequacy of the submitted plans to demonstrate preservation of the building's heritage significance.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208
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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