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Allowed20 October 20253363697

Land Adjacent to Hawthorn House, Clifton Road, Clifton, Ashbourne, DE6 2DH

Planning appeal 3363697 at Land Adjacent to Hawthorn House, Clifton Road, Clifton, Ashbourne, DE6 2DH (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was allowed on 20 October 2025 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

the erection of 16 dwellinghouses and 2 apartments with associated works

Authority
Derbyshire Dales District Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Hughes L
Postcode
DE6 2DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development under Framework paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the significant benefits of housing delivery to meet the District's need outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance.

The moderate harm to character and appearance, conflicting with the development plan, was outweighed by the significant benefits of housing delivery to meet the Council's overwhelming housing need, affordable housing provision, economic benefits, and the site's location adjacent to a defined settlement boundary of an accessible settlement, applying the tilted balance under Framework paragraph 11(d)(ii).

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S2Policy S4Policy S4(i)Policy PD1Policy PD5Policy HC4Policy HC11Policy S10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 16Paragraph 56Paragraph 63Paragraph 66Paragraph 73Paragraph 89Paragraph 109Paragraph 110Paragraph 115Paragraph 135Paragraph 139
Judgments
Morge v Hampshire County Council [2011] UKSC 2

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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