®Planning appeal decision
Shallcross Hall Farm, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7BZ
Planning appeal 3358734 at Shallcross Hall Farm, Whaley Bridge, SK23 7BZ (High Peak Borough Council) was dismissed on 8 May 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the spatial strategy.
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
- Postcode
- SK23 7BZ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EQ3Policy H1Policy H3Policy E6Policy LT12
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 84Paragraph 135
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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