Planning appeal decision
Pictor Farm, Main Road, Wardlow, Buxton, SK17 8RP
Planning appeal 3356859 at Pictor Farm, Main Road, Wardlow, Buxton, SK17 8RP (Peak District) was allowed on 30 June 2025 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be given for the siting, design and external appearance of the building, including the effect of the proposal upon the Conservation Area, the Non-Designated Heritage Asset and the Peak District National Park.
agricultural building to store hay, straw and machinery
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- SK17 8RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be given for the siting, design and external appearance of the building, including the effect of the proposal upon the Conservation Area, the Non-Designated Heritage Asset and the Peak District National Park
What decided it
The siting of the building behind existing structures would preserve the fossilized medieval field system and maintain the rural agricultural character of the Conservation Area and National Park landscape, with landscaping conditions securing further enhancement.
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