Planning appeal decision
Shutts Farm, Shutts Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1JA
Planning appeal 3370614 at Shutts Farm, Shutts Lane, Bakewell, DE45 1JA (Peak District) was allowed on 14 January 2026 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the surrounding area, having regard to its siting, design and external appearance.
a portal framed building for agricultural storage purposes
- Authority
- Peak District
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- agricultural · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- DE45 1JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the landscape character of the surrounding area, having regard to its siting, design and external appearance
What decided it
The siting, design and external appearance of the building would preserve the landscape character of the surrounding area by being read as part of the existing farmstead and integrating with the characteristic agricultural buildings of this transitional landscape.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GSP1Policy GSP3Policy DS1Policy L1Policy DMC3Policy 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.
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