Planning appeal decision
2 Hollow Brook Clatterway, Bonsall, Matlock, DE4 2AH
Planning appeal 3356797 at 2 Hollow Brook Clatterway, Bonsall, Matlock, DE4 2AH (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 5 March 2025 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bonsall Conservation Area.
raising the roof of an existing garage to facilitate a home-office at first floor level without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 21/00617/FUL
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- DE4 2AH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Bonsall Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed wooden cladding would constitute less than substantial harm to the conservation area's character and appearance, and the claimed environmental benefits do not outweigh this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PD2Policy PD1Policy HC10Policy S1Policy PD7
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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