®Planning appeal decision
Land to the West of Bridgemont, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7GW
Planning appeal 3341260 at Land to the West of Bridgemont, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7GW (High Peak Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 September 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
outline planning application for affordable housing with access considered and all other matters reserved
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- SK23 7PB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposal on the appearance of the area with particular regard to its landscape and visual effects
- if the development were considered inappropriate development whether any 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 substantial Green Belt harm (inappropriateness, loss of openness and conflict with Green Belt purposes) combined with significant landscape and visual harm was not clearly outweighed by the other considerations, including the affordable housing benefit.
The substantial harm to the Green Belt and significant adverse landscape/visual harm were not clearly outweighed by the substantial weight given to the provision of 42 affordable homes and moderate weight given to biodiversity net gain and social/economic benefits, so very special circumstances did not exist.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ 4Policy EQ 6Policy S 1Policy S 6Policy EQ 2Policy EQ 3Policy H 5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 154Paragraph 57
- Judgments
- Euro Garages Ltd vs. SoC for CLG and Cheshire West and Chester Council [2018] EWHC 1753 (Admin); Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) & Ors, R (on the application of) v North Yorkshire County Council [2020]
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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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.