®Planning appeal decision
Shallcross Hall Farm, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7BZ
adaptation of farmhouse to provide a dwelling and 4 holiday accommodation units, including open swimming pool without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref HPK/2006/0358, dated 15 October 2007
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bennett T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the spatial strategy
- whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to space standards
What decided it
The units fall considerably short of the Nationally Described Space Standards and lack private outdoor amenity space, rendering them unsuitable for permanent residential occupation, and this significant harm to living conditions outweighs the moderate housing benefits in the planning balance.
The moderate housing benefits of four permanent dwellings in a location with reasonable access to services, and limited economic and social benefits, were outweighed by significant harm arising from conflict with Policy H3 on space standards and reduced weight harm from conflicts with spatial policies, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 84, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy EQ3, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy E6, Policy LT12
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