Planning appeal decision
41 Union Road, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 3EL
Planning appeal 3358881 at 41 Union Road, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 3EL (High Peak Borough Council) was allowed on 30 April 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary to protect the living conditions of future and current occupiers of the property.
retention of use of first floor as 1 bedroomed flat without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref HPK/2023/0124, dated 16 June 2023
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- SK22 3EL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary to protect the living conditions of future and current occupiers of the property
What decided it
The condition failed to meet the tests of necessity, enforceability and precision required by NPPF paragraph 57 and the PPG, and was therefore unreasonable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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