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Dismissed7 March 20253352509

The Old Smithy, Quarry Lane, Woolley Moor, Alfreton, DE55 6FN

Planning appeal 3352509 at The Old Smithy, Quarry Lane, Woolley Moor, Alfreton, DE55 6FN (North East Derbyshire District Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal accords with the spatial development strategy for the area.

Reconstruction of a former blacksmith's workshop to create a dwellinghouse

Authority
North East Derbyshire District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Hartley S
Postcode
DE55 6FN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal accords with the spatial development strategy for the area
  • The effect of the development upon the character and appearance of the area including whether it constitutes good design

What decided it

The proposal does not accord with the spatial development strategy for the area as it is a new build dwelling in the countryside that does not meet any of the permitted development types under policy SS9 and conflicts with paragraph 84 of the Framework.

The adverse impacts of granting planning permission, comprising conflict with the spatial development strategy and harm to character and appearance, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing supply and economic support from a single dwelling.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SS9Policy SS1Policy SS2Policy SDC1Policy SDC12Policy CH1 of the 2019 Brackenfield Neighbourhood Plan 2017-2034
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 84Paragraph 12

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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