®Planning appeal decision
Knoll Side Farm, 71 Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derbyshire, DE21 5LL
Planning appeal 3341705 at Knoll Side Farm, 71 Rectory Lane, Breadsall, Derbyshire, DE21 5LL (Erewash Borough Council) was dismissed on 19 November 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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 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
- Postcode
- DE21 5LL
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GB1 of the Erewash Local Plan Saved Policies 2005Policy 10 of the Erewash Core Strategy 2014
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 142Paragraph 143Paragraph 152Paragraph 153Paragraph 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.
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