Planning appeal decision
Toddbrook Ancient Woodland and Adjacent Grassland, Start Lane, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, SK23 7EJ
Planning appeal 3362074 at Toddbrook Ancient Woodland and Adjacent Grassland, Start Lane, Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, SK23 7EJ (High Peak Borough Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2025 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the siting, design and external appearance of the building.
basic storage shed for forestry chipper and quad and ancillary forestry equipment
- Authority
- High Peak Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- SK23 7EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the siting, design and external appearance of the building
What decided it
The design and external appearance of the building would harm the character and appearance of the area due to its excessive scale in an otherwise undeveloped location.
The decision letter
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