Planning appeal decision
Sherbourne Mill, Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Belper, DE56 2EA
Planning appeal 3320816 at Sherbourne Mill, Hillcliff Lane, Turnditch, Belper, DE56 2EA (Amber Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Cuthbert L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the setting of the Grade II Listed Buildings known as Sherbourne Mill and Sherbourne Mill House.
New access to Hillcliff Lane to serve existing residential property of Sherbourne Mill, entrance fencing and field gate and associated landscaping and hedge planting
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cuthbert L
- Postcode
- DE56 2EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the setting of the Grade II Listed Buildings known as Sherbourne Mill and Sherbourne Mill House
- the effect of the development on the landscape character of the area
What decided it
The public benefits of the scheme, particularly the avoidance of Flood Zone 3 risk and the absence of a less harmful alternative access/bridge option, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed buildings.
the benefits of the development, taken together (avoidance of flood risk in Flood Zone 3, lack of a less harmful alternative, modest highway safety benefits and mitigation via pedestrian adaptation of the original access), outweighed the less than substantial harm to the designated heritage assets
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN24Policy LS1Policy LS3Policy EN1Policy EN6Policy EN7Policy EN8Policy H5Policy L1Policy E1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 206Paragraph 208Paragraph 157Paragraph 159
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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