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Allowed7 January 20253353256

Land Adajcent to, How Lane, Castleton, S33 8WJ

Planning appeal 3353256 at Land Adajcent to, How Lane, Castleton, S33 8WJ (Peak District) was allowed on 7 January 2025 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

a retrospective change of use of existing agricultural land to facilitate a Timber Log Storage Business (B8 Use), internal access track, widened vehicular access to the public highway, and associated landscaping

Authority
Peak District
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector
Young D
Postcode
S33 8WJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • The living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise

What decided it

The correct interpretation of Policy DME8 as requiring mitigation and minimisation of landscape harm rather than nil-detriment, combined with the modest scale and recessed nature of the development, meant a landscaping scheme could acceptably minimise adverse impacts.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Core Strategy Policy E1Core Strategy Policy GSP1Core Strategy Policy GSP3Core Strategy Policy L1Development Management Policy DS1Development Management Policy DMC3Development Management Policy DMC13Development Management Policy DMC14Development Management Policy DME8
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.

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