®Planning appeal decision
Land north of Goodwins Lane, Hazelwood, Belper, Derbyshire, DE56 4AD
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
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
Framework references: 205, 208, 209
Plan policies cited: Policy LS1, Policy LS3, Policy EN7, Policy EN13, Policy EN15, Policy EN24, Policy NP1, Policy NP5
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.