Barn At Oak Tree Farm, Nether Lane , Biggin, Derbyshire, DE6 3FL

Planning appeal 3342309 at Barn At Oak Tree Farm, Nether Lane , Biggin, Derbyshire, DE6 3FL (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 17 September 2024 by Inspector Bromley N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

conversion of barn to a single dwelling with associated works

Authority: Derbyshire Dales District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Bromley N
Postcode: DE6 3FL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the appeal site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, having regard to the development plan and national policy and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The harm to character and appearance caused by converting an incongruous agricultural building that does not positively contribute to its surroundings, combined with the unsustainable location, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefits of a single dwelling.

The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and unsustainability of location significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and associated social and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy S4Policy HC8Policy S1Policy PD1
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 84Paragraph 11

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