Barlow Lees Farm, Barlow Lees Lane, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SW

Planning appeal 3336814 at Barlow Lees Farm, Barlow Lees Lane, Barlow, Dronfield, S18 7SW (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 4 July 2024 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it.

retrospective application for the retention of a modified existing field access from Barlow Lees Lane to land associated with Barlow Lees Farm

Authority: North East Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: agricultural · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Cross D
Postcode: S18 7SW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to the openness of the Green Belt and the purposes of including land within it
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Would any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt that would harm openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes, and would cause significant harm to character and appearance, with no other considerations of sufficient weight to justify very special circumstances.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SDC3Policy SS1Policy SS10
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 155Paragraph 154

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