®Planning appeal decision
Knoll Side Farm, 71 Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derbyshire, DE21 5LL
the reconstruction of the agricultural building to form a dwellinghouse (following Class Q approval)
- Authority
- Erewash Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy 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 character and appearance of the area
- 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 proposal fails to constitute very special circumstances because the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the unacceptable harm to character and appearance are not clearly outweighed by other considerations, particularly given that the fallback Class Q scheme would be less harmful.
Framework references: 142, 143, 152, 153, 154
Plan policies cited: Policy GB1 of the Erewash Local Plan Saved Policies 2005, Policy 10 of the Erewash Core Strategy 2014
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.