Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to B6054, East of Owler Bar, Holmesfield, S17 3BP
Planning appeal 3364767 at Land Adjacent to B6054, East of Owler Bar, Holmesfield, S17 3BP (Peak District) was dismissed on 23 July 2026 by Inspector Phillips A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the landscape character.
the carrying out of building or other operations and the material change of use of part of the land namely:
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Change of use
- Inspector
- Phillips A
- Postcode
- S17 3BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on the landscape character
- whether it has been demonstrated that the development is functionally required for the purposes of its current use
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan as a whole due to demonstrated harm to landscape character and failure to prove functional necessity for the agricultural and forestry uses.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS1Policy GSP1Policy GSP3Policy L1Policy DMC1Policy DME1
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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More decisions in Peak District
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026
- Notice varied and upheld6 May 20263372929Land Adjacent to B6051 and A621 South of Owler Bar, Horsleygate Road, Owler Bar, Holmesfield, Sheffield, S17 3BP
- Notice varied and upheld2 February 20263364823Cornfield Barn, Lyme Handley, Whaley Bridge, High Peak, SK23 7BT
- Quashed On Legal Grounds21 January 20253346264Manor House, Little Hucklow, Buxton, SK17 8RT
- Notice upheld17 January 20253345215The Bank House Bar & Restaurant Ltd, Bank House Main Road, Hathersage, Hope Valley, S32 1BB
- Planning permission granted24 October 20243336593Rocking Stone Farm, Birchover, Matlock, DE4 2BL
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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