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Planning permission granted24 October 20243336593

Rocking Stone Farm, Birchover, Matlock, DE4 2BL

Planning appeal 3336593 at Rocking Stone Farm, Birchover, Matlock, DE4 2BL (Peak District) was allowed on 24 October 2024 by Inspector Braithwaite J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development as carried out complies with development plan policies for the siting of short-term let holiday accommodation.

Retrospective application for the erection of timber structures and platforms for use as holiday accommodation

Authority
Peak District
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Braithwaite J
Postcode
DE4 2BL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development as carried out complies with development plan policies for the siting of short-term let holiday accommodation
  • the effect of the development on the character of the landscape

What decided it

The development's compliance with policy DMR1C (small, simple wooden structures in a wooded location) and its minimal impact on landscape character.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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