Planning appeal decision
1 Park Road, Park Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6SG
Planning appeal 3318541 at 1 Park Road, Park Road, Buxton, Derbyshire, SK17 6SG (High Peak Borough Council) was allowed on 3 August 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Buxton Central Conservation Area.
new detached double garage
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- SK17 6SG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Buxton Central Conservation Area
- Whether the proposed development would preserve the setting of the Grade II* listed building, St John's Church
What decided it
The proposed garage, being single-storey, deeply recessed, and clearly subservient to the host dwelling, would preserve both the character and appearance of the Buxton Central Conservation Area and the setting of the Grade II* listed St John's Church.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196Paragraph 56
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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