®Planning appeal decision
Land at Nether Lane, Kirk Ireton, DE6 3JW
erection of 2no. dwellinghouses
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gee R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Kirk Ireton Conservation Area
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the character and appearance of the Kirk Ireton Conservation Area, which could not be outweighed by the limited public benefits of the small-scale housing proposal.
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the conservation area was weighed against the public benefits of housing supply, economic benefits and sustainability credentials, and the harm outweighed the benefits given the small scale of the development
Framework references: 11, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy S9, Policy PD1, Policy PD2, Policy PD5, Policy HC1, Policy P1, Policy P2
Judgments cited: South Oxfordshire DC v SSE & J Donaldson [1991] CO/1440/89; South Lakeland District Council v Secretary of State for the Environment and Carlisle Diocesan Parsonages Board [1992] 2WLR 204, [1992] 2 AC 141
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.