Planning appeal decision
Spire View , Monyash Road, Bakewell, DE45 1FG
Planning appeal 3347367 at Spire View , Monyash Road, Bakewell, DE45 1FG (Peak District) was dismissed on 2 December 2024 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would accord with the policies of the development plan where they refer to new housing.
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
- Postcode
- DE45 1FG
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy GSP3 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy DMC3 of the Development Management Policies 2019
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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