®Planning appeal decision
Land North of Goodwins Lane, Hazelwood, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4AD
Planning appeal 3341942 at Land North of Goodwins Lane, Hazelwood, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4AD (Amber Valley Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 November 2024 by Inspector Smith J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
for 27 dwellings which would comprise the following: 2 bed semi-detached x 12 units 3 bed semi-detached x 8 units 3 bed detached x 1 unit 4 bed detached x 6 units
- Authority
- Amber Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith J
- Postcode
- DE56 4AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the site would be a suitable location for housing
- the effect upon the setting of a Grade II listed building known as The Church of St John the Evangelist
- the effect on the significance of the former village school, former parsonage and the Memorial Hall of 1914-1919 as non-designated heritage assets
- the effect of the scheme on biodiversity
- whether the development would increase flood risk
What decided it
The harm to the setting of the Grade II listed church and the considerable weight attaching to heritage conservation, combined with unacceptable impacts on biodiversity and flood risk management, outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and economic effects.
the public benefits of housing supply (moderate weight), affordable housing (limited weight without securing mechanism), and economic and social benefits (moderate weight) did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the listed building setting, harm to non-designated heritage assets, harm to character and appearance, and unacceptable impacts on biodiversity and flood risk
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LS1Policy LS3Policy EN7Policy EN13Policy EN15Policy EN24Policy NP1Policy NP5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 205Paragraph 208Paragraph 209
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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