Planning appeal decision
Land to the West of Stanedge Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1DG
Planning appeal 3362332 at Land to the West of Stanedge Road, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1DG (Peak District) was dismissed on 8 September 2025 by Inspector Spataru A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Peak District National Park.
‘Change of use to a residential dwelling and garden, rebuilding of single storey element along with new access track’
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Spataru A
- Postcode
- DE45 1DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Peak District National Park
- The effect of the proposal on heritage assets
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the National Park, harm heritage assets, and create highway safety concerns, with the fallback position being less harmful overall.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
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- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 189Paragraph 216Paragraph 115
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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