®Planning appeal decision
Land off Moorwood Moor Lane and Inns Lane, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, DE55 6DU
Planning appeal 3324628 at Land off Moorwood Moor Lane and Inns Lane, South Wingfield, Derbyshire, DE55 6DU (Amber Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 18 January 2024 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development including the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
Construction of a new means of access from Inns Lane
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- DE55 6DU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the development including the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The highway safety benefits of providing an independent, safer alternative access to the dwelling, combined with the access's limited visual impact on the rural character of the area through its alignment with field boundaries and rural aesthetic composition, outweighed the countryside location policy restriction.
The necessity for highway safety reasons of an alternative independent access to the dwelling, which could not be located within a settlement, was balanced against and outweighed the restrictive countryside policy, particularly given the access's limited effect on rural character and appearance and compliance with the Framework's requirements for countryside development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy EN1Saved Policy LS3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 180Paragraph 135
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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