®Planning appeal decision
Former School Site , Land West of Starkholmes Road , Starkholmes, Matlock, Derbyshire , DE4 5JE
Erection of a new dwelling with associated parking and works of hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- O'Neill A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Matlock Bath Conservation Area and the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site
What decided it
The less-than-substantial but nonetheless significant harm to the Matlock Bath Conservation Area's significance, combined with harm to the character and appearance of the area, outweighed the limited public benefits of delivering a single dwelling in circumstances where heritage asset protection policies provide a strong reason for refusal.
The harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the significance of the Matlock Bath Conservation Area, given great weight, outweighed the limited public benefits of a single dwelling and modest economic and biodiversity gains, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 215, 225
Plan policies cited: Policy S4, Policy PD1, Policy PD2, Policy S2, Policy S1
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