Planning appeal decision
Oaks Wood, Highlow, Hathersage, S32 1AX
Planning appeal 3357258 at Oaks Wood, Highlow, Hathersage, S32 1AX (Peak District) was allowed on 10 July 2025 by Inspector Moulton E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether there is a proven functional need for the appeal building.
forestry storage shed
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moulton E
- Postcode
- S32 1AX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether there is a proven functional need for the appeal building
- The effect of the appeal building on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding landscape having regard to its location in the Peak District National Park
What decided it
The demonstrated functional need for the storage shed in connection with the forestry management of Oaks Wood, combined with the building's acceptable visual integration into the National Park landscape due to its design, materials, colour and screening.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- GSP1GSP2GSP3L1DME1CC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 55
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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