Planning appeal decision
Marsh Green Hall, Marsh Green Lane, Ashover, S45 0DR
Planning appeal 3371960 at Marsh Green Hall, Marsh Green Lane, Ashover, S45 0DR (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 18 February 2026 by Inspector Merrett R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is acceptable in principle.
The retention of garage and store/workshop and provision of hipped roof
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- S45 0DR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development is acceptable in principle
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the landscape
- the effect of the development on the Marsh Green Hall property as a heritage asset
What decided it
The absence of any identified harm to landscape character or to the setting of the non-designated heritage assets, combined with the finding that the building lay within the lawful residential planning unit, was decisive in allowing Appeal B.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SS9Policy AP2Policy LC5Policy SDC3Policy SDC12Policy AP11Policy AP13Policy SDC9
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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