Planning appeal decision
Uplands , Sugworth Road, Sheffield , S6 6LE
Planning appeal 3350470 at Uplands , Sugworth Road, Sheffield , S6 6LE (Peak District) was dismissed on 17 March 2025 by Inspector Hobbs 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, including the Peak District National Park (PDNP).
demolition of existing garage and outbuilding and erection of a new linked garage, extensions and alterations to the existing dwelling, hard and soft landscaping, and associated works
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
- Postcode
- S6 6LE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the Peak District National Park (PDNP)
- the effect of the proposal on protected species
What decided it
The proposal would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the Peak District National Park through non-subservient massing, discordant form, and landscape domination, contrary to the development plan policies and NPPF paragraph 189.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189
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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