Spire View , Monyash Road, BAKEWELL, DE45 1FG

a new low energy house to replace existing garage

Authority: Peak District
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wraight G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would accord with the policies of the development plan where they refer to new housing
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of Spire View and whether acceptable living conditions would be provided for the future occupants of the proposed dwelling

What decided it

The proposal failed to accord with the development plan policy restricting new housing in the National Park to affordable housing, and the Inspector found no substantive evidence to justify an exception to this policy.

Plan policies cited: Policy HC1 of the Core Strategy 2011, Policy GSP3 of the Core Strategy 2011, Policy DMC3 of the Development Management Policies 2019

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