®Planning appeal decision
8 Leggers Row , Riddings , Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4FE
Planning appeal 3337416 at 8 Leggers Row , Riddings , Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 4FE (Amber Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 15 July 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
the change of use of land to domestic garden space
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- DE55 4FE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The significant weight afforded to the benefit to character and appearance of the area, and the potential harm that would arise if the appeal were dismissed, clearly outweighed the harm to the Green Belt and constituted very special circumstances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Saved Policy EN2 of the Local Plan 2006
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 155Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.