®Planning appeal decision
Rectory Farm, Chellaston Lane, Aston-on-Trent, Derbyshire, DE72 2AX
the subdivision of an existing dwelling to two dwellings, conversion of four existing agricultural buildings to three dwellings, demolition of 2no. existing agricultural buildings and the erection of 5 new dwellings together with access improvements, car parking and landscaping
- Authority
- South Derbyshire District Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Fern L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on ecology, with particular regard to the habitat of the Great Crested Newt
- Whether or not the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development and if harm is found, whether this is outweighed by other material considerations
What decided it
The absence of completed ecological surveys for Great Crested Newts meant the proposal failed to accord with Paragraph 193 of the NPPF on protecting biodiversity, which could not be overcome by the material considerations that otherwise outweighed the locational policy conflict.
Framework references: 193, 84
Plan policies cited: Policy BNE5, Policy SDT1, Policy H1
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