Planning appeal decision
Rear of 16-124, South West of 124 and Between Brickyard Farm & Barlborough Links, Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4ZD
Planning appeal 3350501 at Rear of 16-124, South West of 124 and Between Brickyard Farm & Barlborough Links, Chesterfield Road, Barlborough, Chesterfield, S43 4ZD (Bolsover District Council) was dismissed on 10 December 2024 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the planning obligations would continue to serve a useful purpose if modified as proposed.
Residential and commercial development (business, industrial and warehousing, Class B1, B2 and B8) including new roundabout and associated roads
- Authority
- Bolsover District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Section 106 Agreement
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- S43 4ZD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the planning obligations would continue to serve a useful purpose if modified as proposed
What decided it
The obligations continue to serve a useful purpose and would not serve their useful purpose equally well if modified, as the development remains viable with a profit of £2.03m and the modifications would remove policy-compliant affordable housing and necessary infrastructure contributions.
The Inspector balanced the appellant's commercial viability concerns against the public interest in delivering policy-compliant affordable housing and necessary infrastructure contributions, finding that the public should not bear the cost of challenging market conditions to protect developer returns.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- R (oao) Mansfield DC v SSHCLG & Mr J A Clark [2018] EWHC 1794 (Admin)
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.
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