Planning appeal decision
Land off Main Road, Pentrich, Derbyshire, DE5 3RE
Planning appeal 3338758 at Land off Main Road, Pentrich, Derbyshire, DE5 3RE (Amber Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 17 June 2024 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.
Four bedroom detached dwelling
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- DE5 3RE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
What decided it
The site qualifies as infill development within the Green Belt exception under NPPF paragraph 154(e), and the proposal would not harm openness or the function of the Green Belt.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154
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.
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